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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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The Tribulations of St.Anthony
mk126
1887
Oil on canvas
117x167.5cm
Museum of Modern Art
New York
Painting ID:: 37415
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The_Tribulations_of_St.Anthony
mk126
1887
Oil on canvas
117x167.5cm
Museum of Modern Art
New York
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The Scandalized Masks
mk126
1883
Oil on canvas
135x112cm
Musee Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique
Brussels
Painting ID:: 37418
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The_Scandalized_Masks
mk126
1883
Oil on canvas
135x112cm
Musee Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique
Brussels
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Self-Portrait,Called The Big Head
mk126
1879
Painting ID:: 37419
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Self-Portrait,Called_The_Big_Head
mk126
1879
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Self-Portrait,Called The Little Head
mk126
1879
Painting ID:: 37420
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Self-Portrait,Called_The_Little_Head
mk126
1879
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Self-Portrait at the Easel
mk126
1879
Painting ID:: 37421
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Self-Portrait_at_the_Easel
mk126
1879
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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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