Digue et plage, Chalet Royal et galeries d’Ostende 1908

"Digue et plage, Chalet Royal et galeries d’Ostende" (1908), by Belgian symbolist painter Léon Spilliaert, depicts a desolate landscape of a vast, dark beach. The composition is dominated by a long, narrow road that stretches into the distance, vanishing towards a hazy horizon. The shadowy forms of buildings and a lone figure in the distance suggest the presence of human activity, yet the scene remains eerily deserted. This evocative work, painted in muted tones of grey and black, captures the mood of solitude and melancholy that pervades Spilliaert's artistic style.