Theo Van Rysselberghe

Born in Ghent in 1862 to a French-speaking bourgeois family, Théophile "Théo" van Rysselberghe quickly emerged as a pivotal figure in the European art scene. His early training at the Academies of Ghent and Brussels exposed him to the Orientalist trend, leading to three transformative trips to Morocco between 1882 and 1888. These journeys, often following in the footsteps of his teacher Jean-François Portaels, deeply influenced his early work, imbuing it with the harsh light…