Adolphe Stoclet

Adolphe Stoclet
Die Erwartung by Gustav Klimt, part of Stoclet Frieze
Born(1871-09-30)30 September 1871
Died3 November 1949(1949-11-03) (aged 78)
NationalityBelgian
Known forPalais Stoclet

Adolphe Stoclet (French pronunciation: [adɔlf stɔklɛ]; 30 September 1871 – 3 November 1949) was a Belgian engineer, financier and noted collector.[1] Today, however, he is most famous as the man who commissioned the Stoclet Palace, a mansion in Brussels, Belgium, between 1907 and 1911.

  1. ^ "Adolphe Stoclet (1871–1949)". Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection. 2017.