{"id":15499,"date":"2024-09-19T14:01:25","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T12:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/?post_type=beleef&#038;p=15499"},"modified":"2026-02-24T15:24:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T14:24:38","slug":"kursaal-and-sea-dyke-leon-spilliaert","status":"publish","type":"beleef","link":"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/en\/beleef\/kursaal-and-sea-dyke-leon-spilliaert\/","title":{"rendered":"Kursaal and Promenade &#8211; L\u00e9on Spilliaert"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Koen Fillet and Anne Adriaens-Pannier, Spilliaert expert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A lone walker at dawn in Ostend, L\u00e9on Spilliaert (1881-1946) is entranced by the bleak and ominous desolation of the promenade. A fascination with spatiality and the expression of infinity underlie the numerous dyke scenes Spilliaert created between 1907 and 1909, heralding a unique, formal innovation. Learn more about the compelling Kursaal and Promenade that is the centrepiece of this Phoebus Focus episode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Episode 33: Kursaal en zeedijk (L\u00e9on Spilliaert) - Anne Adriaens-Pannier\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/4TrC96JB6HUxRv64kMacLa?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1495\" src=\"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/afb.1_kursaal_TPF-2000x1495.jpg\" alt=\"L\u00e9on Spilliaert, Kursaal and Seafront, 1908. Quiet, near-empty coastal scene with a long seafront promenade and the silhouette of the Kursaal, viewed in deep perspective beneath a pale sky, characteristic of Spilliaert\u2019s introspective and atmospheric style.\" class=\"wp-image-15495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/afb.1_kursaal_TPF-2000x1495.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/afb.1_kursaal_TPF-1200x897.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/afb.1_kursaal_TPF-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/afb.1_kursaal_TPF-1536x1148.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/afb.1_kursaal_TPF-2048x1531.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">L\u00e9on Spilliaert, <em>Kursaal and Promenade<\/em>, 1908<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want to know more? Order the accompanying <em>Phoebus Finding<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/phoebusfoundation.org\/en\/shop\/kursaal-and-sea-dyke\/\">Order Phoebus Focus<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Koen Fillet and Anne Adriaens-Pannier, Spilliaert expert. A lone walker at dawn in Ostend, L\u00e9on Spilliaert (1881-1946) is entranced by the bleak and ominous desolation of the promenade. A fascination with spatiality and the expression of infinity underlie the numerous dyke scenes Spilliaert created between 1907 and 1909, heralding a unique, formal innovation. Learn more about the compelling Kursaal and Promenade that is the centrepiece of this Phoebus Focus episode. Want to know more? 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