Para-Impressionism / other exhibitions:
Les XX
Les Vingtistes
1884-1893
Introduction:
Les XX were also called les Vingt (the twenty). Les XX was founded 1883/10/28 by Octave Maus (1856-1919) and a group of founding artists. Shortly after they invited other artists and formed a groupe of 20 artists or Les Vingtistes. Other artists later joined this groupe of Vingtistas, like Redon, Signac and also Jan Toorop and Henry van de Velde (iR3), others did leave the group.
Who were the founding members? Which members continued to exhibit with Les XX? Which artists later became member?
Sources give various answers (R88II,p209;R68,40;iR3). On this page you will find more information.
Members:
The founding group existed at least of Frantz Charlet*, Paul Du Bois (Dubois)*, James Ensor*, Alfred William (Willy A.) Finch* (1854-1930), Charles Goethals, Fernand Khnopff* (1858-1921), Darío de Regoyos*, Théo Van Rysselberghe* (1862-1926), Guillaume (-S) Van Strydonck* (1861-1937). Some include Rodolphe Wytsman (or Witsman; 1860-1927) (iR3); others Willy(-Herman) Schlobach* (1864-1951) (iR3;R68); others Guillaume Vogels* (1836-96) and Périclès Pantazis (R68;R88); others also Jean Delvin, Frans (Franz) Simons, Gustave (Guillaume) Vanaise and Theodoor Verstraete (R88).
7 of the founding members later stopped being a Vingtiste: Goethals (not in 1887 + 88 + 89 + 91) and Wytsman (only affirmed in 1885), Pantazis (probably stopped in 1885), Delvin, Simons, Vanaise and Verstraete (probably in 1887). Other artists were invited to become a member, namely Achille Chainaye, Jef Lambeaux, Piet Verhaert. At last there were 20 members or Vingtistes. All these invited members stopped being a Vingtistes, some probably in 1885: Lambeaux, Verhaert; others probably in 1889: Chainaye. So, only 10 members stayed a Vingtiste from 1884-1893 (above indicated with an *). Note: Walther also mentions Isidore Verheyden (1846-1905) as one of the co-founders, but this is not affirmed by other sources (R3,p420).
Other artists later became a Vingtistes. Some (probably) 1885 onwards: Guillaume Charlier, Jan Toorop (1858-1928) (R298,p229). Others probably 1887 onwards: Félicien Rops. Others probably 1888 or 1889 onwards: Auguste Rodin. In 1888 the following artists also were members: Mlle A. Boch, Henry De Groux (see catalogue). Others probably 1890 onwards: George Minne (R298,p134;iR3). Others probably 1891 onwards: Robert Picard, Paul Signac. (iR3;iR1;R88II,p210/1;R116I,p202+213+225;iR19/R236).
Some sources claim Anna Boch was a member from 1885-93 (iR3), but in 1885 she was not in the catalogue (iR1); it is affirmed that she was a Vingtistes in 1887 + 88 + 89 + 91 (R116I,p202+213+225;iR19/R236;iR3;R3,p420). Some sources mention that Isidore Verheyden was member from 1884-88 (iR1), but he was absent in the 1884 catalogue (iR1), it is affirmed that he was a Vingtistes in 1887 (R116I,p202), but not in 1888 +89 + 91 (iR19/R236;R116I,p213+225;iR3). Some sources claim that Georges Lemmen (1865-1916) was a member starting 1888 (iR3), but this is not affirmed by the catalogue (iR19/R236); it is confirmed he was a member in 1889 + 91 (R116I,p213+225;R3,p421). Some sources claim that Henry van de Velde (1863-1957) was a member starting 1888 (iR3), but this is not affirmed by the catalogue (iR19/R236); it is affirmed that he was a member in 1889 + 91. Henry De Groux (Henri Degroux) at least was a member from 1887-89, but not in 1891. Some claim Odilon Redon later became a member (iR3), but this is not confirmed by other sources (R116I,p202+213+225;iR19/236).
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