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The Laundress by Henry van de Velde

The Laundress

Henry van de Velde · 1887

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DETAILS
Artist
Henry van de Velde
Date
1887
Location
Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
ART MOVEMENTS
DivisionismJugendstilModernism
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THE ARTIST

Henry van de Velde

1863–1957 · Belgium

Belgian visionary who designed the Paris gallery that gave Art Nouveau its name and paved the way for the Bauhaus.

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