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 Bad Doctors oil


The Bad Doctors
Painting ID::  37533
The Bad Doctors
mk126 1892 Beginng in the 1890s,Ensor produced a number of Satirical paintings that mocked Belgium-s professional middld class-judges.
   
   
     

James Ensor The Dangerous Cooks oil


The Dangerous Cooks
Painting ID::  37534
The Dangerous Cooks
mk126 1896 Ensor made two studies for this painting,a pastel drawing and a gouache on cardboard.
   
   
     

James Ensor Mr.and Mrs.Rousseau Speaking with Sophie Yoteko oil


Mr.and Mrs.Rousseau Speaking with Sophie Yoteko
Painting ID::  37535
Mr.and Mrs.Rousseau Speaking with Sophie Yoteko
mk126 1892 This small painting is a truly puzzing work.
mk126 1892 This_small_painting_is_a_truly_puzzing_work.
   
   
     

James Ensor The Gendarmes oil


The Gendarmes
Painting ID::  37536
The Gendarmes
mk126 1892 The Gendarmes,painted in 1892,provides an intriguing example of how Ensor deployed his own engaged and expressive individaualism as a vehicle for social critique.
   
   
     

James Ensor Doctrinaire Nourishment oil


Doctrinaire Nourishment
Painting ID::  37537
Doctrinaire Nourishment
mk126 1889 Ensor exhibited
mk126 1889 Ensor_exhibited
   
   
     

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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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