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James Ensor

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Pencil sheet of many small grotesque mask faces in rows, with a loosely sketched figure with raised arms above.

Series of Masks

Pencil drawing of a woman with upswept hair, a ruffled collar and a flower at her chest, turned toward the viewer.

Mery Laurent with pug

Charcoal sketch of a shadowed old man in a hat, a small face study at upper right, and hands resting on a table.

The regents of the Old Men's Almshouse in Haarlem. Two figures

1880

Ophelia

Pen and ink drawing of an elderly woman in a white bonnet resting her head on her hand, with dense hatched shadows behind her

The convalescent patient

Pencil sketch of a bearded man seated at a table with two companions, one standing left and one seated right, in a shadowed i

The Supper at Emmaus

1885

Pencil sketch of an ornate two-armed candelabra and a sheet of music on grey paper, signed by James Ensor.

Two-armed piano candlestick and sheet music

Pencil sketch on grey paper of a woman seen from behind with raised arm, with a separate study of an arm and hand at left.

Study of bathing women

Pen sketch of a rural street with cottages and trees along a grassy bank, the lower page left blank.

Street next to the canal

Pencil sketch of a woman with flowers in her hair looking up at a smiling man in a dark suit and bow tie.

In the theater box

Pen and ink drawing of a crowd of figures under an arched doorway between tall buildings, with onlookers at windows.

Christ mocked

1885

Pencil sketch of two standing men, a horse and a cart with loose figures, on torn aged paper, by James Ensor.

Two knight figures

Ink drawing of a man in a wide-brimmed hat and cloak, turning toward the viewer, with dense hatched shading.

The Painter Jan Asselijn or

1880

Pencil sketch of three women in long dresses, one with a wide hat and parasol, by James Ensor.

3 studies of a lady with parasol

1880

Charcoal sketch of a standing woman playing a pipe beside a seated woman in loose clothing, on pale paper.

Standing and sitting gypsy woman

Pencil sketchbook page with several studies of women in aprons and bonnets, one carrying a tray on her head.

Figures

1873

Farmer with horse team and Marie Colombier

Pencil sketch of two women in headscarves looking upward with open mouths, one with clasped hands, by James Ensor.

My dead mother III

1915

Sleeping and waking woman

1883

Pencil sketch of a room with an open hearth under a chimney hood, draped fabric and a mantel shelf on a sketchbook page.

Fireplace

Ink and red chalk drawing of a dense crowd of faces with a robed figure beside fish on the right.

The multiplication of the fishes

1891

The artist's sister Mitche and figure

Charcoal sketch of a man in a dark coat seen from behind, walking beside a woman in a bonnet among a crowd of figures.

The Conversation

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

Loose charcoal sketch of figures holding long lances beside a dark building, some crouched on the ground.

Young Picards at an exercise with lances

The Painter Eugène Delacroix

Pencil sketch on lined paper of a standing nude woman seen from behind, with loose contour lines.

Two nudes seen from the back

Charcoal sketch of a woman raising a lantern while a figure on a ladder and a child stand nearby.

The lampions

Pencil sketch of a jester in a feathered cap and ruffled costume, leaning toward a sketched wall.

The fool

Pencil sketch of a gothic building with pointed spires and a tall corner turret on pale paper.

House with tower bay window

1890

Pen and ink sketch of a sword with an ornate hilt beside a carved chest with decorative panels on pale paper.

Small suitcase and sword

Charcoal sketch of an interior with seated and standing figures around a long bench, with jars on a shelf behind.

An accident

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