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1860-1949

James Ensor was born in Ostend (Belgium) in 1860, he died in Ostend in 1949. Leading figure of the Impressionist years 1880 - 1890 and forerunner of Expressionism. Painter, sketcher, etcher of landscapes, marines, still lives, satirical and humorous subjects. He showed a personal impressionism that turned into an art of phantasy.

BATHING WOMEN” (Baigneuses) 1916 88 x 100 cm Painting has wavy and curly lines.. Oil-paint on unprepared linen, whereby the oil has been absorbed by the material, producing a “fresco” effect. Signed at the lower right and at the back.

Provenance: Collection C. Snauwaert, Brussels Colection Desvenain-Snauwaert, Brussels Collection W.Willems, Brussels

Literature: G. le Roy, “James Ensor”, Brussels, Paris, 1922. J.E. Payro, “James Ensor”, Paris, 1943, no.44 illustration. P. Haesaert, “James Ensor”, Brussels, 1957, no. 416, no. 183, page 324, illustration. Xavier Tricot, “James Ensor”, Catalogue Raisonné of the paintings, Anvers, 1922, no. 473, illustration. His known themes are masks, skeletons, parodies and unrealistic portraits. Ensor is considered to be the initiator of modern-day art. His expressions of phantasy herald after all surrealism. His work is to be found in museums world-wide.