Exposition générale des beaux-arts : catalogue explicatif
This is a 1903 exhibition catalogue from the Exposition générale des beaux-arts in Brussels, printed by C. Lelong for visitors to the show of modern Belgian art. The pictures are halftone reproductions of paintings, rotated on the page, showing interior genre scenes of figures at tables and in rooms, plus a close-up of a face in shadow. A designer might take their loose, sketchy brushwork, dim interior lighting, and tight cropping of figures as models for moody, low-key compositions.
