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James Ensor

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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

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

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