Fernand Khnopff, Hortensia

Fernand Khnopff

Belgian · 1858–1921 · Painter, Printmaker

Fernand Edmond Jean Marie Khnopff was a Belgian symbolist painter and one of the founding members of the avant-garde group Les XX in 1883. His paintings often depict isolation,… (Wikipedia)

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Record prices

  1. Fernand Khnopff, Dame im Profil, Um 1900, Schwarze und farbige Kreiden auf graublauem Papier, auf Papier aufgezogenDame im ProfilGrisebach · €59,500≈ $88,762≈ £54,090Sign up to see
  2. Fernand Khnopff, Bruges - La Morte, Circa 1892, Coloured pencil drawing on cream coloured cardBruges - La MorteLempertz · €57,960≈ $63,014≈ £49,295Sign up to see
  3. Fernand Khnopff, Sans titre (Femme aux bras levés) ou ,Une Martyre‘, Um 1900, Bleistift auf leichtem KartonSans titre (Femme aux bras levés) ou ,Une Martyre‘Grisebach · €15,000≈ $16,701≈ £10,913Sign up to see

Fernand Khnopff’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

Lot images as published by each auction house (9 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Des grelots
Anderson & Garland · Oct 2, 2025
£40Sign up free to see
Fernand Khnopff, 'Hypnos' Bust, slip cast, glazed stoneware, stamped in the maquette '370'
'Hypnos' Bust
Bonhams · Sep 30, 2025
$8,320Sign up free to see
Fernand Khnopff, Bruges - La Morte, Circa 1892, Coloured pencil drawing on cream coloured card
Bruges - La Morte, Circa 1892
Lempertz · Jun 5, 2024
€57,960Sign up free to see
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Whyte's · Mar 22, 2021
€2,000Sign up free to see
Fernand Khnopff, Sans titre (Femme aux bras levés) ou ,Une Martyre‘, Um 1900, Bleistift auf leichtem Karton
Sans titre (Femme aux bras levés) ou ,Une Martyre‘, Um 1900
Grisebach · Jun 3, 2015
€15,000Sign up free to see
Fernand Khnopff, Masque de jeune Anglaise, 1891, Toned platinum print, in parts hand coloured in pastel
Masque de jeune Anglaise, 1891
Lempertz · May 30, 2014
€2,440Sign up free to see
Fernand Khnopff, Dame im Profil, Um 1900, Schwarze und farbige Kreiden auf graublauem Papier, auf Papier aufgezogen
Dame im Profil, Um 1900
Grisebach · Nov 27, 2009
€59,500Sign up free to see
Fernand Khnopff, Une masque, 1899, Drypoint
Une masque, 1899
Ketterer Kunst · Oct 28, 2005
€595Sign up free to see
Fernand Khnopff, Sire Halewyn (Légende de Sire Halewyn), 1903, Drypoint
Sire Halewyn (Légende de Sire Halewyn), 1903
Ketterer Kunst · Oct 28, 2005
€1,012Sign up free to see

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Fernand Khnopff, Hortensia
Hortensia1884 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Bequest of Julia W. Emmons, by exch…
Fernand Khnopff, The Offering
The Offering1891 · Pastel, graphite, and chalk on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005 — Open …
Fernand Khnopff, An Offering
An Offering1900 · Drypoint on simili-Japan; second state
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of C. G. Boerner LLC, 2009 — Open Access…
Fernand Khnopff, The Curtain
The Curtain1904 · Drypoint
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha …
Fernand Khnopff, Bells (Une coiffure de grelots)
Bells (Une coiffure de grelots)1905 · Drypoint with touches of colored crayon
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha …
Fernand Khnopff, The Bells
The Bells1905 · drypoint and colored pencil on laid paper [touched proof]
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)
Fernand Khnopff, Schim van een vrouw voor een huis omringd door water
Schim van een vrouw voor een huis omringd door water1868 - 1921
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
Fernand Khnopff, Brief aan Abraham Bredius
Brief aan Abraham Bredius1912-12-30
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
Fernand Khnopff, Brief aan Philip Zilcken
Brief aan Philip Zilckenin of voor 1885-03-01
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
Fernand Khnopff, Brief aan Philip Zilcken
Brief aan Philip Zilcken1868 - 1921
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
Fernand Khnopff, Memories
Memories1889
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
Fernand Khnopff, Portrait of Marguerite Khnopff
Portrait of Marguerite Khnopff1887
King Baudouin Foundation ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — King Baudouin Foundation
Fernand Khnopff, Jeanne Kéfer
Jeanne Kéfer1885
J. Paul Getty Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — J. Paul Getty Museum
Fernand Khnopff, Incense
Incense1898
Musée d'Orsay ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée d'Orsay
Fernand Khnopff, Study for "The Offering"
Study for "The Offering"1891
Albertina ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Albertina
Fernand Khnopff, Hortensia
Hortensia1884
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Fernand Khnopff, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art
Fernand Khnopff, Edmond Khnopff
Edmond Khnopff
Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
Fernand Khnopff, Landscape in Fosset
Landscape in Fosset1890
Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK)
Fernand Khnopff, The Veil
The Veilc. 1887 · Charcoal and graphite with stumping on ivory wove paper, laid down on wood pulp board
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Through prior bequest of Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Rye…
Fernand Khnopff, Portrait of Madame Jules Ricard, née Augustine Bulteau
Portrait of Madame Jules Ricard, née Augustine Bulteauc. 1893 · black chalk on tan-colored vellum
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Trust — Open Access (CC0)

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