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A master of Belgian Symbolism rediscovered! Félicien Rops’s (1833–1898) erotic works remain provocative today – and in the nineteenth century, they transgressed every boundary of art. With a keen eye and a sharp pen, Rops exposed the hypocrisies of the respectable middle class. “I am Rops, and I wish to be no other!” he declared, and adhered to this maxim throughout his life.

Jonas Beyer has been curator at the Kunsthaus Zürich since 2018. Daan van Heesch has been director of the graphic collection at the Royal Library of Belgium (KBR) in Brussels since 2020.