Contact gallery for price		Théo van Rysselberghe Belgium, 1862-1926 Bouquet jaune Oil on canvas 13 x 15 3/4 inches (33 x 40 cm) Signed with the monogram and dated 1917 (lower right) Signed and inscribed Theo van Rysselberghe Bouquet Jaune VIII (on the reverse) Provenance: Private collection, Trondheim, by whom acquired circa 1918 Acquired from the above by the father of the present owner and thence by descent Literature: Ronald Feltkamp will include this painting in his supplement to the van Rysselberghe catalogue raisonne uner number 1917-030 This painting will be included in the forthcoming van Rysselberghe catalogue raisonne being prepared by Pascal de Sadeleer and Olivier Bertrand for the Belgiam Art Research Institute Born in Ghent, Théo van Rysselberghe received his artistic training at the Academy of Ghent and the Academy of Brussels. He participated at the Salon of Ghent and in 1881 exhibited for the first time at the Salon in Brussels.  Van Rysselberghe was one of the co-founders of the Belgian artistic circle Les XX and through this group came into contact with artists like James Ensor, Willy Finch, Fernand Khnopff, Félicien Rops, and later Auguste Rodin and Paul Signac.  Initially know for his pointillist works, beginning around the turn of the century, his technique became more relaxed and after 1910 he abandoned pointillism completely. Increasingly his brushwork become bolder and he turned to a more vivid palette. Intense contrasts and softened hues are notable in his works of this period.  In 1911, he retired to the Côte d'Azur.  Here he continued painting, mostly landscapes of the Mediterranean coast, portraits and decorative murals. Our painting dates from this period.  The bouquet of flowers dominates the composition and he creates a sense of bright vivid intensity by contrasting textures and complementary hues with a bold brushwork.  One of the greatest neo-impressionist painters, between February and September 2006 the retrospective Théo van Rysselberghe in Brussels and later in The Hague brought his works together most recently.