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James Ensor

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Pencil sketch on pale paper showing several loose figure studies, including a seated woman and a standing figure.

Mother of Ensor and silhouettes

1880

Pencil sketch of a seated woman seen from behind, with loose diagonal hatching and a bun of hair.

Writing woman seen from the back

1882

Charcoal street scene of two men in top hats talking beside a horse-drawn carriage, with pedestrians and bare trees.

Carriage and two gentlemen

1880

Sketch in red chalk and pale wash of reclining nude figures by water, with blurred foliage above, by James Ensor.

Streaming water

1913

Pencil sketchbook page with two standing men, three head studies and two small women figures.

Figures and heads

1873

Pencil sketch of a man playing a lute beside a group of seated listeners, including women and children.

Music-making group

1877

Sketch of a mounted soldier on a horse in charcoal, with a pen-drawn wooden stool below on a sketchbook page.

Military on horseback, and chair

Charcoal drawing of a woman in a dark hat seated at a café table with a carafe and glass.

The absinthe drinker

1880

Red chalk sketch of two nude male figures reaching toward each other, one seated and one leaning on a pedestal.

Two Nude Figures

Pencil drawing of a grotesque monster head with a grimacing mouth attached to a sweeping ornamental form on pale paper.

Ornament - Head of a monster

Pencil sketch of a woman in a jeweled headdress playing a flute, with two winged cherubs drawn below.

Head of a flute-playing woman

Charcoal sketch of a seated young child in a white dress against a dark shaded background, by James Ensor.

Baby

Sepia drawing of a crowd beneath a crucifix in a church interior, with a draped figure on the ground and a Madonna above.

The Mystical Death of a Divine

1880

Ink sketch of a seated man in a dark hat and jacket playing a guitar, drawn with quick hatched strokes on pale paper.

The Guitarist

Pencil sketch of a man in a tall top hat and overcoat, head bowed, with blurred figures in the background.

Gentleman with top hat

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a chair attended by a standing figure in a long coat, with faint studies below.

The sick woman

Woman - man and horse

1880

Pencil sketch of a seated woman seen from behind, with a dark hair bun and loosely hatched shoulders and dress.

Seated woman seen from behind

Pencil sketch on a sketchbook page of two figures walking side by side, one in a long skirt and one in a loose garment.

Dancing couple

Red chalk drawing of a standing bearded man in a hat leaning toward a smiling seated man in a cap beside a bench.

The Jolly Hunters

Loose ink sketch of a reclining lion with head turned toward the viewer, mane and paws drawn in quick strokes on grey paper.

Recumbent lion

1885

Charcoal sketch of a group of masked musicians in hats, one playing a guitar, with face studies on a sketchbook page.

Group of masked musicians

Pencil sketch of a floral-patterned vase with loose hatching, a small candlestick to the right, on pale paper.

Vase with floral ornaments

Ink sketch of a lion and tiger locked in combat, drawn with loose, dense hatching on pale paper.

Battle between lion and tiger

1885

Loose charcoal sketch of a standing woman in a long dress among trees and bare branches, by James Ensor.

Joan of Arc

1880

Bent-over figure and text

Pencil sketch by James Ensor of fish lying on a platter, with a flying bird in the upper right against a pale background.

Fish on a platter

Ensor's sister at the piano

Ink drawing of a demon-like figure in a patterned robe holding a long staff, by James Ensor, 1886.

Chinoiserie, a demon

1886

Lion

Pencil sketch of three pig heads below a dark hatched form and curved shapes on a grey sheet of paper.

Three pig heads

Pencil sketch on grey paper of a standing figure seen from behind, with hands and a table, plus faint studies on the right.

Standing figure seen from behind

Pencil sketch of two masks on a surface, one with hollow eye holes, with draped cloth and soft shadows in the background.

Two masks

1885

Pencil sketch of a lion hunt with a lion, a mounted or standing figure raising a spear, and other loose figures.

Study sheet of the lion hunt

Pencil sketch of a crowd of agitated figures, some gesturing and one wearing a turban, against a dark shaded background.

Mordecai's Triumph

1885

Sketchbook page with loose charcoal figures, a small cart at upper right, and smudged shading across the paper.

Silhouettes and cart

Pencil sketch of a lion attacking a horse with a rider and figures in violent, tangled motion.

The Lion Hunt

1885

Grey pencil sketch of a balcony with an iron railing beneath a tall shuttered window and building facade.

The Balcony

Pencil sketch of Neptune with a trident riding a sea creature, beside loose studies of a woman and a seated figure on torn pa

Neptune

Pen and ink sketch of a waterside landscape with a sailboat, a wooden bridge, trees, and a figure in a top hat.

The bridge of Six

1879

Ink sketch on lined paper showing a man in a top hat beside a sailing ship and two gesturing figures, with handwritten text.

Dramatische scène

1883

Pen and ink sketch of two male nudes, one seated facing left and one standing viewed from behind with arms extended.

Male nudes

Hamlet

Pencil sketch of several studies of heads and figures, including a bowed head and a figure seen from behind.

Studies of a bowed head

1883

Lion with hare

1885

Copy after Honoré Daumier

Loose graphite sketch on blue-grey paper of a seated female figure with smudged shadows, from a sketchbook page.

Mother of Ensor

1879

Pencil sketch of a man seated at a dining table with a cat on the cloth beside him.

Dining single man

1880

Faint smudged pencil sketch on a sketchbook page showing loose figure and tree forms, by James Ensor.

Wiped-away drawing

Charcoal sketch of grotesque figures, silhouettes and a bird-like head on yellowed paper, by James Ensor.

Silhouettes and grotesque figures

1880

Sleeping Girl

Pen sketch of a horse-drawn coach and crowd in a busy street, with loose studies of galloping horses below.

The Coach

Pencil and charcoal sketch of a dark arched footbridge with two figures above, drawn on a sketchbook page.

Little bridge (?)

1889

Pencil sketch of two birds perched on a branch beside a leaf, with a third bird in flight above.

Chinoiserie, three birds

Pencil sketch by James Ensor of a cone shape with a rounded animal-like head at center and hatched shading.

Emblem

Charcoal sketch of a crowd of figures in hats walking along a street, seen from behind, with loose dark strokes.

Crowd of People

Charcoal sketch of a top-hatted man in a dark coat tilting backward while gripping a walking stick.

Fisherman falling in the water

1880

Pencil sketch of a boat in the foreground with a faint standing figure drawn above it on aged paper.

Little boat and figure

1880

Charcoal sketch by James Ensor showing a seated woman, a bent standing figure in a doorway, and a draped figure below.

The First Steps

1880

Pencil sketch of two standing male figures beside a large shaded tree trunk on a ruled notebook page.

Anatomical study and two figures

Pencil sketch of several sailboats on calm water, with a handwritten signature near the bottom by James Ensor.

Sailboats

1892

Charcoal sketch of a fierce, caricatured warrior leaning forward with flowing hair and a billowing robe, by James Ensor.

Chinoiserie, a warrior

1885

Sketch of a man in a cap and jacket leaning on a walking stick, with a faint face drawn to the left on a beige page.

Man leaning on a stick

Charcoal and red chalk sketch of silhouetted men in hats and large faces amid dense hatched strokes.

Silhouettes and heads

1880

Loose ink sketch of a rider in flowing robes on a galloping horse, with a staff raised beside him.

Arabische ruiter in galop

Pen and ink sketch of an elderly woman in a hood, a seated man at a table, and a standing figure beside him.

Mother of Rembrandt and other Figures

1885

Pencil sketch of houses and a pear-shaped tower with rooftops, plus faint shield outlines at the top of the sheet.

Houses and a pear-shaped tower

Pencil sketch on lined paper of a seated nude female figure with arms raised, by James Ensor.

Sater

Pencil sketch of four nude figures seen from behind, one bending forward at left, on a cream paper sheet.

Vier naakten

Woman at the piano and Alfred William Finch

Pencil sketch of a standing elderly woman, a seated child in a bonnet, and loose head studies on pale paper.

Old woman and child

Pencil sketch of a seated woman seen from behind, in a voluminous gown with an upswept hairstyle, by James Ensor.

Chinoiserie, a seated man in three-quarter rear view

1885

Charcoal study of two pairs of hands with white cuffs against a dark, hatched background.

Regents of the Old Men's Home in Haarlem. Two pairs of hands

1880

Pencil sketch of a windmill with lattice sails beside a thatched building, with hatched clouds and water.

Windmill

Charcoal sketch of three men climbing a rocky slope with walking sticks, with several sketched heads at lower right.

Three climbing gentlemen and heads

Pencil sketch of a lion head ornament with a ring, surrounded by architectural lines and scrolls on torn paper.

Ornament - Leeuwenkop

Pencil sketch page with a study of an older man's face, a woman's portrait below right, and a small figure sketch.

Father (?) and mother of Ensor

1877

Pencil sketch with red wash of standing draped figures on a stage, with handwritten French text below.

Opera scene

Pencil sketch of a man with raised arms in a theatrical pose, with studies of a woman in a hat and head sketches beside him.

Taskin als wonderdokter in Hoffmann's vertellingen

1883

Charcoal sketch of a standing man beside a seated man in a hat, set against loose dark hatching on pale paper.

Zittende en staande heer

Pencil sketchbook page with a child in a wide hat, a face study, a hand, and handwritten notes by James Ensor.

Two heads, couple, hand

Charcoal sketch on a sketchbook page showing a large female head, a seated figure below, and faint studies beside them.

Woman's head and seated figure