Joris-Karl Huysmans: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Charles-Marie-Georges Huysmans
Born	February 5, 1848 • Paris • France
Died	May 12, 1907 (aged 59) • Paris • France
Notable Works	“Against the Grain” • “Down Stream” • “Down There” • “En route” • “Marthe” • “Sac au dos” • “The Cathedral” • “The Oblate”
Movement / Style	Symbolism • Decadent
Subjects Of Study	Impressionism • painting

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Joris-Karl Huysmans, detail of an oil painting by Jean-Louis Forain.

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Jean Cocteau, 1939.

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French write and Nobel laureate André Gide

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Adam, Paul

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Stéphane Mallarmé, 1891.

Stéphane Mallarmé

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Life-sized plaster sculpture Seated Voltaire by Jean-Antoine Houdon shows Voltaire draped in a robe, seated with a thoughtful expression and a ribbon crown, against a dark background.

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