Léon Spilliaert, Illustration for part two of La Servante au Miroir, 1941.
Printed illustration. 101 mm x 76 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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Léon Spilliaert (1881 - 1946)
RA Collection: Art
101 mm x 76 mm
La servante au miroir : quatre récits / dessins de Léon Spilliaert - [Bruxelles]: 1941
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