Editing Émile Verhaeren (section)

==Art criticism==
He soon became the spokesperson for the artistic revival at the [[Fin de siècle|turn of the century]]. Fascinated by the works of the painters of the artistic circle "[[Les XX]]", he wrote many articles in ''La Jeune Belgique'' and ''[[L'Art Moderne]]'' with flamboyant criticism on the artistic-literary works of the Brussels art world. He made himself especially the champion of the impressionist painters,<ref name="EB1911"/> and his articles brought many promising young talents, such as [[James Ensor]] and [[Fernand Khnopff]], to the attention of the public.

Through these articles, he became a lifelong friend of the Neo-impressionist Belgian painter [[Théo van Rysselberghe]], resulting in a vast body of letters. In one of these letters, he was described by Maria van Rysselberghe as "a unique personality, a whirlwind with an indomitable character, who didn't bother himself about bourgeois rules and who provoked or overwhelmed everybody by his straightforward directness".