Musée d'Ixelles - Museum van Elsene

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The Museum of Ixelles began in 1892 as a result of a significant donation of artwork from the painter and collector Edmond De Pratere (1826-1888). In return, the Commune of Ixelles committed itself to exhibiting the work in a place accessible to the public. A disused slaughterhouse was chosen and converted to suit its new function. To the present day, it remains home to the museums' permanent collection.

The new museum caused much excitement. Collections increased and a communal budget was created for the acquisition of works of art. At the same time, generous donations and legacies enriched the collections. The most significant among them were those of lawyer and patron of Brussels art, Octave Maus (1856-1919), which accounts for more than 200 pieces of impressionist and neo-impressionist works.

represented artists

Pierre Alechinsky      Aubrey Beardsley      Pierre Bonnard      Marcel Broodthaers      Jean Brusselmans      Heinrich Campendonk      Jacques Charlier      Jules Cherèt      Patrick Corillon      Gustave Courbet      Gustave de Smet      William Degouve de Nuncques      Jo Delahaut      Maurice Denis      Jean Dewasne      Christian Dotremont      Raoul Dufy      Max Ernst      Evru-Zush      Lyonel Feininger

Jean-Louis Forain      Günter Fruhtrunk      Asger Jorn      Fernand Khnopff      Maximilien Luce      René Magritte      Francis Picabia      Pablo Picasso      Serge Poliakoff      Auguste Rodin      Felicien Rops      Léon Spilliaert      Théophile Alexandre Steinlen      Franz von Stuck      Félix Vallotton      Henry Van de Velde      Victor Vasarely