Marianne Van Vyve (1943-1991) was a Belgian painter who lived and worked in her hometown of Antwerp. Never affiliated to any particular group, she mainly followed her own artistic inclination, often against the prevailing trends of the time. She chronicled her emotional landscape through her art, in the quiet of her successive studios. This book explores her intriguing work, examining the influence of her academic training on her formative years and outlining her evolution as a painter. It also reap