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Old Master Drawings · Catalogue no. 920746
James Ensor

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StatusReference work · Not for sale
Held byRoyal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Vlaamse Kunstcollectie
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Artist / MakerJames Ensor
Date1880
TypeDrawing
CollectionRoyal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Vlaamse Kunstcollectie
LocationRoyal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
About the Artist

The painter's father, James Frederic Ensor (1835-1887), studied engineering in England and Germany and married Maria Catherina Haegheman (1835-1915) in Ostend. He was a cultivated man who showed much support for the artistic aspirations of his son, though he never felt at home in Ostend and eventually became an alcoholic. Ensor's mother ran a shop where she sold souvenirs, chinoiseries, and masks, objects that would often appear in his work. Ensor was very close to his only sister, Maria Carolina… Full biography →

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