In Fosset. Twilight (A Fosset. Un Crépuscule)
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.Khnopff’s family spent summers on their property in the hamlet of Fosset in the Ardennes region of southeast Belgium. The artist made many paintings of the verdant countryside, which he described as a "silent landscape of heather and forests stretching along the long hills." His feathery brushwork and silvery palette capture the misty Belgian twilight and impart an air of melancholy to the tranquil scenery.
Artwork Details
- Title: In Fosset. Twilight (A Fosset. Un Crépuscule)
- Artist: Fernand Khnopff (Belgian, Grembergen 1858–1921 Brussels)
- Date: ca. 1890–95
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 14 7/8 × 26 1/8 in. (37.8 × 66.4 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Lent by the Hearn Family Trust
- Object Number: L.2021.4.2
- Curatorial Department: European Paintings
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