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James Ensor

Skulls and Masks

1887

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Skulls and Masks

James Ensor

Skulls and Masks

James Ensor

Skulls and Masks

1887

Physical Qualities Etching, Sheet: 158 x 250 mm. (6 1/4 x 9 13/16 in.) Plate: 97 x 139 mm. (3 13/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Board of Trustees Fund
Object Number 1961.175

Inscribed: VERSO lower right in graphite: "J Ensor"; by later hand, lower left in graphite: "L.D. 29"; RECTO in graphite: "61.175 Museum Purchase"; in ink: "3934"

Artist

James Ensor

1859–1948

Belgian, 1860-1949
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LARGE VIEW OF MARIAKERKE
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La Grande Vue de Mariakerke
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CAPTURE OF A STRANGE TOWN
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Prise d'une ville étrange
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A MAGICIAN SEATED AND LOOKING AT SKULLS (LEFT); THE HEAD OF A MAN ON A PILE OF TWIGS (RIGHT)
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Battle of the Golden Spurs
1894
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THE TERRIBLE ARCHER
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L'Archer Terrible (Le Mauvais Reve)
1887
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Le Verger
1885