James Ensor

Belgian 1860-1949 Belgian painter, printmaker and draughtsman. No single label adequately describes the visionary work produced by Ensor between 1880 and 1900, his most productive period. His pictures from that time have both Symbolist and Realist aspects, and in spite of his dismissal of the Impressionists as superficial daubers he was profoundly concerned with the effects of light. His imagery and technical procedures anticipated the colouristic brilliance and violent impact of Fauvism and German Expressionism and the psychological fantasies of Surrealism. Ensor most memorable and influential work was almost exclusively produced before 1900, but he was largely unrecognized before the 1920s in his own country. His work was highly influential in Germany, however: Emil Nolde visited him in 1911, and was influenced by his use of masks; Paul Klee mentions him admiringly in his diaries; Erich Heckel came to see him in the middle of the war and painted his portrait (1930; Cologne, Wallraf-Richartz-Mus.); Alfred Kubin owned several of his prints, while Marc Chagall and George Grosz also adapted certain elements from Ensor. All the artists of the Cobra group saw him as a master. He influenced many Belgian artists including Leon Spilliaert, Rik Wouters, Constant Permeke, Frits van den Berghe, Paul Delvaux and Pierre Alechinsky.


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James Ensor The Tribulations of St.Anthony oil


The Tribulations of St.Anthony
Painting ID::  37543
The Tribulations of St.Anthony
mk126 1909 The theme of temptation as a representation of the artist-s explo-ration of his own powers of imagination is a subject that continued to fascinate Ensor throughout his career.
   
   
     

James Ensor The Tormens of St.Anthony oil


The Tormens of St.Anthony
Painting ID::  37544
The Tormens of St.Anthony
mk126 1932-33 The motif of illness is evoked by the monk-s habit.
   
   
     

James Ensor The Fantastic Ballet oil


The Fantastic Ballet
Painting ID::  37546
The Fantastic Ballet
mk126 1889 This color etching predates the painting of the same name by almost thirty years.
   
   
     

James Ensor Flowered Figures oil


Flowered Figures
Painting ID::  37547
Flowered Figures
mk126 1936
mk126 1936
   
   
     

James Ensor The Garden of love oil


The Garden of love
Painting ID::  37548
The Garden of love
mk126 1910
mk126 1910
   
   
     

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     James Ensor
     Belgian 1860-1949 Belgian painter, printmaker and draughtsman. No single label adequately describes the visionary work produced by Ensor between 1880 and 1900, his most productive period. His pictures from that time have both Symbolist and Realist aspects, and in spite of his dismissal of the Impressionists as superficial daubers he was profoundly concerned with the effects of light. His imagery and technical procedures anticipated the colouristic brilliance and violent impact of Fauvism and German Expressionism and the psychological fantasies of Surrealism. Ensor most memorable and influential work was almost exclusively produced before 1900, but he was largely unrecognized before the 1920s in his own country. His work was highly influential in Germany, however: Emil Nolde visited him in 1911, and was influenced by his use of masks; Paul Klee mentions him admiringly in his diaries; Erich Heckel came to see him in the middle of the war and painted his portrait (1930; Cologne, Wallraf-Richartz-Mus.); Alfred Kubin owned several of his prints, while Marc Chagall and George Grosz also adapted certain elements from Ensor. All the artists of the Cobra group saw him as a master. He influenced many Belgian artists including Leon Spilliaert, Rik Wouters, Constant Permeke, Frits van den Berghe, Paul Delvaux and Pierre Alechinsky.

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