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Belgian · 1860–1949 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 63 of 77 lots (82% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

James Ensor: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1870s11$12kSign upOil
1880s2825$5kSign upEtching
1890s2321$3.8kSign upEtching
1900s32$4.4kSign upEtching
1910s33$13.8kSign upDrawing
1920s22$71.1kSign upEtching
1930s22$1.4kSign upDrawing

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1870s 1 work

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1 of 1
Median
$12kSign up
Average
$12kSign up
Typical size
7.5 × 9.5 in (19 × 24 cm)
Mediums
Oil (1)
Subjects
Boats (1)

1880s 28 works

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25 of 28
Median
$5kSign up
Average
$6.4kSign up
Typical size
7 × 7.5 in (18 × 19 cm)
Mediums
Etching (21), Drawing (5), Oil (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2), Landscapes (1), Markets & villages (1)
Show 12 more (1880s)

…and 4 more works from this group in the full results list.

1890s 23 works

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21 of 23
Median
$3.8kSign up
Average
$7.7kSign up
Typical size
7 × 7.5 in (17 × 19 cm)
Mediums
Etching (18), Drawing (3), Drypoint (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)
Show 11 more (1890s)

1900s 3 works

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2 of 3
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$4.4kSign up
Average
$4.4kSign up
Typical size
3 × 4.5 in (8 × 12 cm)
Mediums
Etching (3)
Subjects
—

1910s 3 works

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3 of 3
Median
$13.8kSign up
Average
$12.2kSign up
Typical size
10 × 7 in (25 × 18 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (2), Etching (1)
Subjects
—

1920s 2 works

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2 of 2
Median
$71.1kSign up
Average
$71.1kSign up
Typical size
14 × 17.5 in (36 × 45 cm)
Mediums
Etching (1), Oil (1)
Subjects
—

1930s 2 works

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2 of 2
Median
$1.4kSign up
Average
$1.4kSign up
Typical size
24.5 × 16 in (63 × 40 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (1), Print (other) (1)
Subjects
—

Creation date not recorded

14 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 6 works

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6 of 6
Median
$2.9kSign up
Average
$3kSign up
Typical size
5.5 × 7 in (14 × 17 cm)
Mediums
Etching (4), Other (1), Drypoint (1)
Subjects
—

Undated, sold in the 2010s 3 works

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3 of 3
Median
$850Sign up
Average
$1.9kSign up
Typical size
7 × 9 in (18 × 23 cm)
Mediums
Etching (2), Lithograph (1)
Subjects
—

Undated, sold in the 2020s 5 works

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2 of 5
Median
$169kSign up
Average
$169kSign up
Typical size
11.5 × 12.5 in (29 × 31 cm)
Mediums
Other (2), Etching (2), Oil (1)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (1)

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All James Ensor auction results →