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Born May 21, 1855 • Belgium
Died November 27, 1916 (aged 61) • Rouen • France • (Anniversary in 6 days)
Notable Works “Les Villages illusoires” • “Les Villes tentaculaires” • “The Sunlit Hours”
Movement / Style Symbolism • Young Belgium

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Émile Verhaeren, drawing by Lucien Wolles, c. 1900; in the Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels.
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