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::  37415 		The Tribulations of St.Anthony
mk126 1887 Oil on canvas 117x167.5cm Museum of Modern Art New York
   
   
     
James Ensor The Scandalized Masks oil


The Scandalized Masks
Painting ID::  37418 		The Scandalized Masks
mk126 1883 Oil on canvas 135x112cm Musee Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique Brussels
   
   
     
James Ensor Self-Portrait,Called The Big Head oil


Self-Portrait,Called The Big Head
Painting ID::  37419 		Self-Portrait,Called The Big Head
mk126 1879
mk126 1879
   
   
     
James Ensor Self-Portrait,Called The Little Head oil


Self-Portrait,Called The Little Head
Painting ID::  37420 		Self-Portrait,Called The Little Head
mk126 1879
mk126 1879
   
   
     
James Ensor Self-Portrait at the Easel oil


Self-Portrait at the Easel
Painting ID::  37421 		Self-Portrait at the Easel
mk126 1879
mk126 1879
   
   
     
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     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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