Les XX facts for kids
Les XX (pronounced "Lay Vang"), which means "The Twenty" in French, was a special group of twenty Belgian painters, designers, and sculptors. It started in 1883 thanks to a lawyer named Octave Maus from Brussels.
For ten years, this group held exciting art shows every year. They invited twenty famous artists from around the world to join their exhibitions. Some well-known artists who showed their work included Camille Pissarro, Claude Monet, Georges Seurat, Paul Gauguin, Paul Cézanne, and Vincent van Gogh.
In 1893, the group of Les XX changed its name to "La Libre Esthétique" and continued to promote new art.
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Founding Artists of Les XX
These were the first artists who started the Les XX group:
- James Ensor (member until 1893)
- Théo van Rysselberghe (member until 1893)
- Fernand Khnopff (member until 1893)
- Alfred William Finch
- Frantz Charlet
- Paul Du Bois
- Charles Goethals
- Darío de Regoyos (from Spain)
- Willy Schlobach
- Guillaume van Strydonck
- Rodolphe Wytsman
Artists Invited to Join Les XX
These artists were invited to become members after the group first started:
- Guillaume Vogels
- Achille Chainaye
- Jean Delvin
- Jef Lambeaux
- Périclès Pantazis (from Greece)
- Frans Simons
- Gustave Vanaise
- Piet Verhaert
- Théodore Verstraete
Later Members of Les XX
More artists joined the group over the years:
- Felicien Rops
- Georges Lemmen (member from 1888)
- George Minne
- Anna Boch (member from 1885-1893; she was the only female member)
- Henry van de Velde (member from 1888)
- Guillaume Charlier
- Henry De Groux
- Robert Picard
- Jan Toorop (from the Netherlands)
- Odilon Redon (from France)
- Paul Signac (from France)
- Isidore Verheyden (member from 1884-1888)
Images for kids
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La Manneporte à Étretat, a painting by Claude Monet (1886)
See also
In Spanish: Los XX para niños
