Filiger’s work was shown in Symbolist exhibitions beginning right after the birth of this new aesthetic, around 1890. They included the Exhibition of Impressionist and Symbolist Painters at the gallery Le Barc de Boutteville in Paris, the Salon de la Rose+Croix at the gallery Durand-Ruel, and the Salon des XX in Brussels. His work was quickly noticed by both the critics and his fellow artists, many of whom were influenced by him. He also became friends with writers associated with this new trend. In 1894, Alfred Jarry published the longest article ever devoted to an artist in Mercure de France, and Rémy de Gourmont asked him to illustrate several of his works. The art patron Antoine de la Rochefoucauld gave him financial support for several years.
After he left Le Pouldu in 1905, Filiger became something of a recluse, wandering around Brittany and living in hotels and hospices. He was finally taken in by a kind family in Plougastel-Daoulas. Although many thought he had died, he actually continued to work even in his isolation.
The gallery Malingue in Paris is currently holding an exhibition of works by Filiger, meaning that, for the first time in nearly 30 years, art lovers and all those who are curious about the artist are able to see a wide selection of his work. Nearly 80 works by Filiger are on show, along with publications illustrated by him, all of them from either private collections or museums (in France: in Albi, Quimper, Brest and Saint-Germain-en-Laye), including the magnificent The Last Judgment from the Josefowitz Collection, on loan from the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
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