James Ensor turned the seaside resort of Ostend into a stage for masks, skeletons, crowds and social satire. His hybrid of luminous color, grotesque comedy and religious parody became a crucial precedent for Expressionism and Surrealism.
Painting; printmaking; drawing
Major Works
- 1888Christ’s Entry into Brussels in 1889
- 1890The Intrigue
- 1891Skeletons Fighting over a Pickled Herring
- 1899Self-Portrait with Masks
- 1888Masks Confronting Death
- 1896The Dangerous Cooks
- 1896Skeleton Painter
- 1890The Baths at Ostend
- 1889The Astonishment of the Mask Wouse
- 1887Adam and Eve Expelled from Paradise
Interviews & Writing
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