James Ensor

Belgian · 1860–1949 · Painter, Printmaker

James Sidney Edouard, Baron Ensor was a Belgian painter and printmaker, an important influence on expressionism and surrealism who lived in Ostend for most of his life. He was… (Wikipedia)

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James Sidney Edouard, Baron Ensor was a Belgian painter and printmaker, an important influence on expressionism and surrealism who lived in Ostend for most of his life. He was associated with the artistic group Les XX.

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Born 1860, OstendDied 1949, OstendOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q158840 ↗ULAN 500032046 ↗Museum works 13

ExpressionismSymbolism

Also known as Baron James Ensor, Ensor, Ensor, James, Baron, j. ensor, James, Baron Ensor, James Ensor (baron), James Sidney Edouard, Baron Ensor, James Sidney Edouard Ensor and 2 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

James Ensor, Christ's Entry Into Brussels in 1889 — **Christ's Entry Into Brussels in 1889**1888
J. Paul Getty Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — J. Paul Getty Museum

James Ensor, Au conservatoire — **Au conservatoire**1902
Musée d'Orsay ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée d'Orsay

James Ensor, The Lady in Distress — **The Lady in Distress**1882
Musée d'Orsay ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée d'Orsay

James Ensor, Under the Shadow of Masks — **Under the Shadow of Masks**1925
Finnish National Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Finnish National Gallery

James Ensor, Tribulations of Saint Anthony — **Tribulations of Saint Anthony**1887
Museum of Modern Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Modern Art

James Ensor, Masks Confronting Death — **Masks Confronting Death**1888
Museum of Modern Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Modern Art

James Ensor, Comical Repast (Banquet of the Starved) — **Comical Repast (Banquet of the Starved)**1917
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

James Ensor, Still Life with Tulips and Roses — **Still Life with Tulips and Roses**1882
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen ↗
CC BY 3.0 · Sailko, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0) — Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen

James Ensor, The Garden of the Rousseau Family — **The Garden of the Rousseau Family**1885 · oil on fabric
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr. — Open Access (CC0)

James Ensor, The Cathedral — **The Cathedral**1886 · etching
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland — Open Access (CC0)

James Ensor, The Seven Deadly Sins — **The Seven Deadly Sins**1902–1904 · etching
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund — Open Access (CC0)

James Ensor, The Seven Deadly Sins: Gluttony — **The Seven Deadly Sins: Gluttony**1904 · etching
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund — Open Access (CC0)

James Ensor, My Portrait in the Year 1960 — **My Portrait in the Year 1960**1888 · etching
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund by exchange — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

James Ensor

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