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

Music-making group

James Ensor, 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

James Ensor, 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

James Ensor, 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

James Ensor, 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

James Ensor, 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

James Ensor, 1885

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

Joan of Arc

James Ensor, 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

James Ensor, 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

James Ensor, 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