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James Ensor

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Charcoal drawing of a man's head and shoulders in three-quarter view, with faint sketches of other figures around it.

Self Portrait

1879

Loose pencil sketch of an elderly bearded man in a cap and robe seated in an armchair beside a table.

The Goldsmith Jan Lutma

Charcoal sketch of two hands resting on a dark garment beside an open book on a table.

Regents of the old men's home in Haarlem. Hands

1880

Pencil and charcoal sketch of overlapping head studies at left and two standing figures in loose clothing at right.

Don Quixote and horse head

Pencil sketch sheet with soldiers, women's heads, a bearded man and a pitcher, drawn in loose overlapping studies.

Vase, spinning wheel, soldiers, women

Pencil sketch of a man's face with rapid studies of horsemen and a leaping lion above, on tan paper.

Self-portrait during lion hunt

1879

Loose pencil sketch of soldiers with packs and rifles resting on the ground, by James Ensor.

Military

1880

Loose graphite and red chalk sketch of hands sewing over dark hatched fabric, by James Ensor.

Sewing hands

Colored pencil drawing by James Ensor showing soldiers, flags and a crowd of onlookers in a busy street scene.

The strike

1888

Charcoal sketch of a seated man in a dark jacket reading a book, with a faint reflected face behind him.

Reading man

1880

Pencil portrait of a man in a wide-brimmed hat and lace collar, looking to the side, drawn in soft grey hatching.

The Amsterdam cloth merchant Nicolaas van Bambeek

1880

Regentesses of the Old Men's AlmsHouse in Haarlem. A figure

1880

Ink sketch of two standing men, a gentleman in a bow tie and a figure in a jacket, drawn in loose dark strokes.

Gentleman and waiter

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a red-hulled sailboat on calm blue water, on a sketchbook page.

Sailboat

Scribble of ornament?

Pen sketch of a standing bearded man in an apron beside an ornate candelabra, with a handwritten French note above.

Blacksmith and candlestick

Woman with hat

Charcoal drawing of an ornate upright piano beside a standing woman in a long dress in a dim interior.

The piano

1880

Pencil sketch of a girl's face beside feathery branches and foliage, drawn in loose hatched lines on pale paper.

Girl with upturned nose (?) and Calla Lilies

1880

Pencil sketch of groups of mounted riders and horses across a loosely drawn landscape, with darker figures at right.

Group of horsemen

Pencil sketch of a harbor with a sailing boat, a figure with a parasol, a rowboat and distant buildings.

Harbor view

Charcoal sketch of a standing figure in a wide-brimmed hat and long coat against a loosely drawn background.

Stage figure

Pencil sketch of a snarling wild cat with open mouth and bared teeth, with loose hatched shading on fur and legs.

Study of a wild animal

Pencil sketch of a tavern interior with musicians, a dancing couple, seated patrons, and bread and jugs on a bench.

Tavern scene

Charcoal sketch of a woman with folded arms standing beside a man smoking, with a cushioned divan behind them.

Couple for daybed

1880

Pencil sketch of a woman with long flowing hair and draped robes, signed James Ensor in the lower right.

Chinoiserie, a woman

1885

Charcoal sketch of a woman in a wide hat beside two men in caps, one smoking, against hatched background strokes.

Lady and two gentlemen

Pencil sketch sheet with a harnessed horse in the centre and many quick studies of standing and walking figures.

Horse and silhouettes

Man and two crouching figures

Charcoal sketch of two boys resting on grass, one seated in a cap with his back turned, the other lying beside him.

Two boys in the grass

1880

Pencil sketch of two bearded male heads on tan paper, one wearing a hat, signed Ensor at lower right.

Double Self Portrait

1900

Charcoal sketch of two draft horses in a field with a standing figure at right and loose tree foliage above.

A Zeeland team of horses

Pencil sketch of a loaded wheelbarrow with sacks and baskets, a hanging lantern, and faint figures above on pale paper.

Lantern and wheelbarrow

1877

Pencil sketch of two rowboats with flags on water and three standing figures on a sandy beach.

Beach and sea pleasures

1892

Pen and ink sketch of a ballet dancer in a tutu, one arm outstretched and the other on her hip, on pointed feet.

Miss Zucchi of the 'Eden'

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

Charcoal portrait of a bearded man with a bow tie and dark cloak, drawn in loose sweeping strokes on pale paper.

The Poet Jean Richepin

Pencil portrait sketch of a man with swept dark hair and a high collar, turned three-quarters to the left, by James Ensor.

The composer Hector Berlioz

Pencil sketch of a group of soldiers with pikes and a flag marching across a horizontal ground line on pale paper.

Troop of soldiers

Two small cups and print

Pencil and ink sketch of two dancers standing at left and a seated woman in a dark dress at upper right.

Two female dancers

Ink line drawing of a young boy in a tunic and boots holding a long sword diagonally across his body.

Boy with sword

Pencil drawing of a muscular man carrying a nude woman over his shoulder, her body draped backward, on pale paper.

The rape of the Sabine women

Worn charcoal and pastel drawing of an ornamental design with a lion's head and scrolled architectural forms.

Ornament - Lion's head

Ink sketch of a nude young figure with a leafy wreath in its hair, standing with one arm outstretched.

The Youth of Orpheus

Pencil sketch by James Ensor: a crowd of children leaving a building above, and a woman's head and shoulders below.

The Turkish school is out

Pencil sketch of a knitting woman bent over her work, a shaggy dog beside her, and a seated figure at upper right.

Knitting woman and small dog

Pencil sketch of three soldiers in helmets carrying a body on a cloth beside a tall flag pole.

The Dead Soldier

Pencil sketch of a crouching man in a coat beside a petroleum can, drawn in loose lines on grey paper.

Crouching man with kerosene can

Pencil sketch of a soldier in a kepi beside a bearded monk with rosary, with smaller figure studies on the right.

Soldier and monk

Charcoal sketch of a seated woman with a dark masked face in a dark dress, with a second figure at upper left.

Masked woman

Faint grey charcoal sketch on pale paper showing a smudged head study and loose figure contours.

Cup and print

Pencil sketchbook page with three head studies, a seated figure, and a still life of a glass bottle and objects on a table.

Heads and still life

Pen and ink sketch of a man in a top hat and overcoat, holding a cane, looking toward the viewer.

The Painter Edouard Manet

Ink and wash sketch of spectators on a grandstand, including a man in a top hat and a standing woman at right.

On the racing grandstand

1880

Pencil sketch of a baby's head and torso beside a study of a muscular forearm and fist, on a sketchbook page.

Baby and arm

1877

Pencil sketch of two staircases with balusters and a wicker basket at upper right, drawn on a sketchbook page.

Two stairs and basket

Pencil sketch of a draped table with goblet, pitcher and fruit bowl, plus an ornate mirror and a seated figure.

Still life, mirror, seated figure

Charcoal sketch of seated and standing figures beside a row of bottles in an interior, drawn in loose hatched strokes.

The painter Alfred William Finch - and study with bottles

1880

Red chalk sketch of a man in a hat and coat, looking up, holding a walking stick.

Man with cap

Pig and silhouettes

Charcoal sketch of two figures in turbans and headwraps, one head study above and a seated figure holding a staff below.

Two Arabs

1885

Study of head profiles and of hands

1880

Biblical scenes, erased

1877

The artist's father in death

Charcoal sketch of a young girl with dark bangs and a dark shawl, drawn in loose hatched strokes on a sketchbook page.

Girl

1885

Pencil sketch of a man's head with open mouth and raised hand, with a second head in light outline at lower right.

Two heads and a hand

1886

Charcoal drawing of mounted riders and horses beneath a large arched gateway with stone columns and figures on a paved courty

Circassian horsemen

Pencil sketch of two chinoiserie figures, one balancing a large vase overhead and one crouching with a bundle, on pale paper.

Chinoiserie, two figures

1885

Sketchbook page of a woman in a hat holding a child, with studies of standing, seated and riding figures.

Woman with child, sitting and standing pair

Pencil study of a mourning veiled woman with repeated head sketches and a small lion head in the lower right.

Grieving woman and lion head

1877

Pencil sketch of a meadow with grazing animals, a cathedral spire behind trees, and a faint arc in the sky.

Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows

1880

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

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

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