James Ensor

(Belgian, 1860–1949)

James Ensor was a Belgian painter and important influence known for his macabre and brightly colored depictions of masked skeletons, seascapes, and carnivals. In works such as Christ’s Entry into Brussels in 1889 (1888), Ensor explored both autobiographical and social themes through thickly painted patches of color and grotesque caricatures. “Medicinal sea, west-national sea, adored mother, I want in a fresh bouquet, without surrealist ways, to celebrate your one hundred faces, your surfaces, your facets, your dimples, your Rubescent bottoms, your diamond crests, your sapphire tops, your qualities, your delights, your profound charms,” he once mused. Born on April 13, 1860 in Ostend, Belgium, Ensor went on to study at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, where he rebelled against the strict instruction and befriended like-minded students such as Théo van Rysselberghe. After selling the entire contents of his studio in the 1890s do to a personal crisis, Ensor was resolute to give up painting, though he returned to it after only a few short years. By the early 20th century, he had become widely known throughout Europe by artists such as Paul KleeGeorge Grosz, and Alfred Kubin. Ensor died on November 19, 1949 in Ostend, Belgium. Today, the artist’s works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, the Neue Pinakothek in Munich, and the Tate Gallery in London, among others.

James Ensor Artworks

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Duinenlandschap met molens (+ 6 others; 7 works)

James Ensor

Duinenlandschap met molens (+ 6 others; 7 works)

Sale Date: May 14, 2005

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Tholen - Oude vuurtoren en stadhuis van..., 1887

James Ensor

Tholen - Oude vuurtoren en stadhuis van..., 1887

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L'estacade, 1880–1882

James Ensor

L'estacade, 1880–1882

Sale Date: June 22, 2005

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Le Christ tourmenté par les démons, 1895

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Le Christ tourmenté par les démons, 1895

Sale Date: June 2, 2005

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Scène biblique où historique, 1877

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Scène biblique où historique, 1877

Sale Date: May 28, 2005

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Les péchés capitaux dominés par la mort, 1904

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Les péchés capitaux dominés par la mort, 1904

Sale Date: May 25, 2005

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Figure

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Figure

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Nature morte au chou rouge - Still life with , 1930

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Nature morte au chou rouge - Still life with , 1930

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Péchés capitaux dominés par la mort, 1904

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Péchés capitaux dominés par la mort, 1904

Sale Date: May 31, 2005

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Fleurs rouges - vase blanc, 1939

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Fleurs rouges - vase blanc, 1939

Sale Date: April 26, 2005

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Le moulin de Slykens, 1891

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Le moulin de Slykens, 1891

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L'orage, 1889

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L'orage, 1889

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Le Christ tenté, 1888

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Le Christ tenté, 1888

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L'Adoration des bergers, 1888

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L'Adoration des bergers, 1888

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Petites figures bizarres, 1888

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Petites figures bizarres, 1888

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Sentier à Groenendael, 1888

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Sentier à Groenendael, 1888

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Portrait d'Ernest Rousseau, 1887

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Portrait d'Ernest Rousseau, 1887

Sale Date: April 25, 2005

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Édifiantes Dolly's, 1911

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Édifiantes Dolly's, 1911

Sale Date: April 26, 2005

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Le pont du bois à Ostende, 1889

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Le pont du bois à Ostende, 1889

Sale Date: April 1, 2004

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Sentier à Groenedael, 1888

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Sentier à Groenedael, 1888

Sale Date: April 1, 2004

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Boulevard van Iseghem à Ostende

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Boulevard van Iseghem à Ostende

Sale Date: April 1, 2004

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Etude de figures et bouteille

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Etude de figures et bouteille

Sale Date: March 31, 2004

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Ostende

James Ensor

Ostende

Sale Date: April 23, 2005

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Formes fleuries, 1937

James Ensor

Formes fleuries, 1937

Sale Date: April 1, 2005

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