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James Ensor

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Etching of a reclining skeletal figure with spiky hair and a grinning skull face, on a pale background.

My Portrait in the Year 1960

1888

Etching of thatched cottages, a church spire, and a lone figure walking a path beside tall trees and shrubs.

Cottages

1888

Etching of a bloated figure feasting at a table with a roasted pig above, a servant nearby, and a painting on the wall.

La gourmandise (Gluttony), from the portfolio Les péchés capitaux (The Deadly Sins)

1904

Etching of skeletons in a dark room gathered around a tall stove, one in a top hat, with skulls on the floor.

Skeletons warming themselves

1895

Etching of a crowded Roman-style triumphal procession passing under an arch, with a chariot, soldiers, banners and a distant

Triumphal Procession of a Roman General

Etching of a Roman-style triumphal procession with a chariot, spear-bearing soldiers and a dense crowd before an arch and col

Roomalainen riemukulkue

1889

Etching of soldiers in bearskin hats and rows of upright rifles, with officers and a drummer in the foreground, by James Enso

Napoleon's Farewell

1897

Etching of a Gothic cathedral with twin towers above a dense crowd of figures filling the foreground.

The Cathedral

1886

Scanned sketchbook page with faint smudged pencil shading and a few light rounded forms on cream paper.

Print impression of 2709/33

Etching of a corner city building with balconies, shuttered windows, and a striped awning above a street.

House on the boulevard Anspach

1888

Colored etching of a masked crowd below figures hanging from a rope amid yellow flames in an ornate hall, by James Ensor.

Hop-Frog's Revenge

1898

Etching by James Ensor, 1886: nude haloed Christ before a crowd of grotesque figures and seated officials.

Christ Mocked

1886

Etching of a grotesque banquet with masked figures and a skeleton hanging above a table, by James Ensor, 1895.

King Pest

1895

Etching of three nude women, a woman in apron and bonnet, older men in top hats, and a skeleton at upper right.

The Old ... Raskals

1895

Etching of a grotesque procession of masked, horned figures and winged creatures under a crescent moon, by James Ensor.

The infernal cortege

1887

Etching of a skeletal Death figure with a scythe above a crowd of grotesque faces in a city street, by James Ensor.

Death Chasing the Flock of Mortals

1896

Etching of a crowd surrounding a haloed nude figure beneath radiating light, with soldiers at left and a stone building at ri

Bespotting van Christus

1886

Etching of a Gothic cathedral with towers above a dense crowd of people filling a square, signed James Ensor 1886.

Mensenmassa op een plein bij een kathedraal

1886

Etching of standing figures in ornate costumes beneath a draped curtain, with a seated figure and palm plant at right.

Perzische geneesheren onderzoeken de stoelgang van koning Darius

1886

Etching of a village with a church tower and cottages under dramatic swirling clouds, with figures in the grassy foreground.

Gezicht op Mariakerke

1887

Etched bust portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark cap and buttoned coat, with fine hatched lines.

Portret van Elias Magnus Fries

1886

Portret van Ernest Rousseau

1887

Etching of a narrow Brussels street with gabled houses, a domed tower, and small pedestrians on cobblestones.

Gezicht op de Bijstandstraat te Brussel

1887

Etching of a harbor quay with moored sailing ships and masts under a pale sky, signed James Ensor 1887.

Gezicht op de kade van Oostende

1887

Etching of a multi-storey Brussels corner building with balconies, shuttered windows, and a striped awning over the street.

Gezicht op de Anspachlaan te Brussel

1888

Etching of a stone chimera statue on a pedestal with a small portrait of a man in the lower left corner.

Beeld van een chimeara

1888

Kast waarachter monsters vandaan komen

1888

Etching of the Gothic town hall of Oudenaarde with arcades, pointed windows and a tall tower, signed James Ensor, 1888.

Stadhuis van Oudenaarde

1888

Etching of skulls and a grotesque mask arranged on a stone ledge, with dense cross-hatched shadows, by James Ensor, 1888.

Stilleven met schedels en een masker

1888

Etching of Ostend harbor with townhouses, a church spire, moored sailing boats and a barge in the foreground water.

Gezicht te Oostende

1888

Etching of a fantasy city with domes, colonnades and a sunburst, with a dense crowd of hatted figures in the foreground.

Gezicht op een fantasiestad

1888

Etching of a skeleton with a scythe beside a reclining woman in an ornate room, with flying skulls above.

La luxure (Lust), from the portfolio Les péchés capitaux (The Deadly Sins)

1904