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Symbolism

1,188 works by 13 artists

1,188 works of the Symbolism movement by 13 artists, from the 19th to the 20th century, held in 44 museums.

Landscape Study (Alpine Landscape), August Strindberg

Landscape Study (Alpine Landscape), 1905.

Landskapsstudie (Alplandskap) (museum title)

August Strindberg (Swedish), oil on canvas

Thiel Gallery, Sweden

Study (Icarus?), Ellen Thesleff

Study (Icarus?), 1950.

Harjoitelma (Ikaros?) (museum title)

Ellen Thesleff (Finnish), chalk on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Cheerful Woman, Ferdinand Hodler

Cheerful Woman, 1911–1912.

Fröhliches Weib (museum title)

Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Self-Portrait: Caricatures, Elihu Vedder

Self-Portrait: Caricatures, c. 1918.

Self-Portrait: Caricatures (museum title)

Elihu Vedder (American), charcoal and pastel on paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

The White Ermine, Fernand Khnopff

The White Ermine, 1916.

The White Ermine (museum title)

Fernand Khnopff (Belgian), pastel on paper

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (MSK Gent), Belgium

Self-Portrait, Jacek Malczewski

Self-Portrait, 1926.

Autoportret (museum title)

Jacek Malczewski (Polish), oil on cardboard

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Laid Up for Winter I, Hugo Simberg

Laid Up for Winter I, 1915.

Talviteloilla I (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), print

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

The War. Colour Sketch, Arnold Böcklin

The War. Colour Sketch, 1896.

Der Krieg. Farbskizze (museum title)

Arnold Böcklin (Swiss), tempera on panel

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Park Landscape, Tyresö, Richard Bergh

Park Landscape, Tyresö, 1910.

Parklandskap. Motiv från Tyresö (museum title)

Richard Bergh (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Faust, Harry Clarke

Faust, 1924–1925.

Faust (museum title)

Harry Clarke (Irish), graphite, watercolour and ink on paper

National Gallery of Ireland

Girl Picking Flowers, Richard Bergh

Girl Picking Flowers, 1884.

Blomsterplockerska (museum title)

Richard Bergh (Swedish), oil on canvas

Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden

The Snow Queen, Harry Clarke

The Snow Queen

The Snow Queen (museum title)

Harry Clarke (Irish), ink, graphite, watercolor, gouache and glazes, with bodycolor highlights

National Gallery of Ireland

Self-Portrait, Julio Ruelas

Self-Portrait, 1900.

Autorretrato (museum title)

Julio Ruelas (Mexican), oil on canvas

National Museum of Art (MUNAL), Mexico City, Mexico

the Tall Windows, Vilhelm Hammershøi

the Tall Windows, 1913.

De høje vinduer (museum title)

Vilhelm Hammershøi (Danish), oil on canvas

Ordrupgaard, Denmark

The Rape of Persephone, Rupert Bunny

The Rape of Persephone, c. 1913.

The Rape of Persephone (museum title)

Rupert Bunny (Australian), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Australia

The Town, August Strindberg

The Town, 1903.

Staden (museum title)

August Strindberg (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Finland´s Spring, Ellen Thesleff

Finland´s Spring, 1942.

Suomen kevät (museum title)

Ellen Thesleff (Finnish), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Landscape at Caux with Rising Clouds, Ferdinand Hodler

Landscape at Caux with Rising Clouds, 1917.

Landschaft bei Caux mit aufsteigenden Wolken (museum title)

Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Capri, Elihu Vedder

Capri, 1913.

Capri (museum title)

Elihu Vedder (American), pastel on grey paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

Bells, Fernand Khnopff

Bells, 1905.

Des grelots (museum title)

Fernand Khnopff (Belgian), pointe sèche et crayon rouge

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Five Heads, Elihu Vedder

Five Heads, c. 1918.

Five Heads (museum title)

Elihu Vedder (American), plume, encre et aquarelle sur cinq feuilles de papier montées sur papier plié

National Gallery of Art, United States

Caritas Aeterna, Fernand Khnopff

Caritas Aeterna, 1917.

Caritas Aeterna (museum title)

Fernand Khnopff (Belgian), pastel and pencil on paper

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (MSK Gent), Belgium

Portrait of Stanisław Bryniarski, Jacek Malczewski

Portrait of Stanisław Bryniarski, 1928.

Portret Stanisława Bryniarskiego (museum title)

Jacek Malczewski (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Shore Sauna, Hugo Simberg

Shore Sauna, 1915.

Rantasauna (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), print

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

The War, Arnold Böcklin

The War, c. 1897.

Der Krieg (museum title)

Arnold Böcklin (Swiss), tempera on panel

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Landscape from Halland, Richard Bergh

Landscape from Halland, 1895.

Halländskt landskap (museum title)

Richard Bergh (Swedish), oil on canvas

Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden

See Fierce Belinda on the Baron Flies, Harry Clarke

See Fierce Belinda on the Baron Flies, 1913.

See Fierce Belinda on the Baron Flies (museum title)

Harry Clarke (Irish), ink and traces of graphite underdrawing on card

National Gallery of Ireland

The Magnolia, Julio Ruelas

The Magnolia, 1900.

La magnolia (museum title)

Julio Ruelas (Mexican), oil on canvas

National Museum of Art (MUNAL), Mexico City, Mexico

Self-Portrait, Spurveskjul, Vilhelm Hammershøi

Self-Portrait, Spurveskjul, 1911.

Selvportræt. Spurveskjul (museum title)

Vilhelm Hammershøi (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Who Comes?, Rupert Bunny

Who Comes?, c. 1908.

Qui vient? [Who comes?] (museum title)

Rupert Bunny (Australian), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Australia

The Four Rooms, Vilhelm Hammershøi

The Four Rooms, 1914.

Die vier Zimmer (museum title)

Vilhelm Hammershøi (Danish), oil on canvas

Ordrupgaard, Denmark

Poseidon and Amphitrite, Rupert Bunny

Poseidon and Amphitrite, c. 1913.

Poseidon and Amphitrite (museum title)

Rupert Bunny (Australian), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Australia

Landscape Study/The Heath, August Strindberg

Landscape Study/The Heath, 1905.

Landskapsstudie/Heden (museum title)

August Strindberg (Swedish), oil on canvas

Thiel Gallery, Sweden

Study, Ellen Thesleff

Study, 1948.

Harjoitelma (museum title)

Ellen Thesleff (Finnish), chalk on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Lake Geneva with the Mont Blanc in the Early Morning, Ferdinand Hodler

Lake Geneva with the Mont Blanc in the Early Morning, 1918.

Genfersee mit Mont-Blanc am frühen Morgen (museum title)

Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Capri, Elihu Vedder

Capri, 1914.

Capri (museum title)

Elihu Vedder (American), pastel and charcoal on paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

The Bells, Fernand Khnopff

The Bells, 1905.

The Bells (museum title)

Fernand Khnopff (Belgian), pointe sèche et crayon de couleur

National Gallery of Art, United States

Self-Portrait, sketch, Jacek Malczewski

Self-Portrait, sketch, 1926.

Autoportret, szkic (museum title)

Jacek Malczewski (Polish), oil on cardboard

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Wintry Hill I, Hugo Simberg

Wintry Hill I, 1915.

Talvinen mäki I (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), print

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Putto and Butterfly, Arnold Böcklin

Putto and Butterfly, 1895.

Putto und Schmetterling (museum title)

Arnold Böcklin (Swiss), tempera on panel

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Towards the Evening II, Hugo Simberg

Towards the Evening II, 1913.

Iltaa kohti II (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), print

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

The Plague, Arnold Böcklin

The Plague, 1898.

Die Pest (museum title)

Arnold Böcklin (Swiss), tempera (?) on fir wood

Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland

Nordic Summer Evening, Richard Bergh

Nordic Summer Evening, 1899–1900.

Nordisk sommarkväll (museum title)

Richard Bergh (Swedish), oil on canvas

Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden

The Little Sea Maid, Harry Clarke

The Little Sea Maid, 1915.

The Little Sea Maid (museum title)

Harry Clarke (Irish), graphite, ink, gouache and watercolor on paper

National Gallery of Ireland

Criticism, Julio Ruelas

Criticism, c. 1907.

La crítica (museum title)

Julio Ruelas (Mexican), etching

National Museum of Art (MUNAL), Mexico City, Mexico

Interior with an Easel, Bredgade 25, Vilhelm Hammershøi

Interior with an Easel, Bredgade 25, 1912.

Interiør med kunstnerens staffeli, Bredgade 25 (museum title)

Vilhelm Hammershøi (Danish), oil on canvas

J. Paul Getty Museum, United States

On the Beach (Royan), Rupert Bunny

On the Beach (Royan), c. 1908.

On the beach (Royan) (museum title)

Rupert Bunny (Australian), oil on canvas mounted on hardboard

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia

The Garden of Rosendal II, August Strindberg

The Garden of Rosendal II, 1903.

Rosendals trädgård II (museum title)

August Strindberg (Swedish), oil on canvas

Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden

Icarus, Ellen Thesleff

Icarus, 1940–1949.

Ikaros (museum title)

Ellen Thesleff (Finnish), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Lake Geneva from Caux, Ferdinand Hodler

Lake Geneva from Caux, c. 1917.

Genfersee von Caux aus (museum title)

Ferdinand Hodler (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland