James Ensor Unmasked

The roots of Expressionism are revealed in MoMA’s major retrospective of the 19th-century master of the macabre.

© 2009 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SABAM, Brussels

galleries/2009/07/09/james-ensor-unmasked/james-ensor-3_ejozrf — Oil on canvas
47 1/4 x 31 1/2" (120 x 80 cm)
Menard Art Museum, Komaki City
© 2009 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SABAM, Brussels

galleries/2009/07/09/james-ensor-unmasked/james-ensor-1_it7t5v — Oil on canvas, 35 7/16 x 59 1/16" (90 x 150 cm)
Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp
© 2009 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SABAM, Brussels

galleries/2009/07/09/james-ensor-unmasked/james-ensor-2_ogxcew — Oil on panel, 6 5/16 x 8 1/4" (16 x 21 cm)
Courtesy Patrick Derom Gallery, Brussels
© 2009 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SABAM, Brussels

galleries/2009/07/09/james-ensor-unmasked/james-ensor-4_ssndhu — Oil on canvas
42 5/16 x 51 9/16" (109 x 131cm)
Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp
© 2009 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SABAM, Brussels

galleries/2009/07/09/james-ensor-unmasked/james-ensor-5_whyxjo — Oil on canvas, mounted on panel
22 1/16 x 28 1/8" (56 x 71.5 cm)
Musée d’Orsay, Paris
© 2009 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SABAM, Brussels

galleries/2009/07/09/james-ensor-unmasked/james-ensor-6_nf9knr — Oil on canvas
81 1/2 x 59 1/16" (207 x 150 cm)
Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp
© 2009 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SABAM, Brussels

galleries/2009/07/09/james-ensor-unmasked/james-ensor-7_igp9va — Oil on panel
14 13/16 x 18 1/8" (37.7 x 46 cm)
Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp
© 2009 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SABAM, Brussels

galleries/2009/07/09/james-ensor-unmasked/james-ensor-8_vhe0bd — Oil on canvas
29 1/2 x 23 5/8" (74.8 x 60 cm)
Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth
Robert LaPrelle, courtesy Kimbell Art Museum; © 2009 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SABAM, Brussels

galleries/2009/07/09/james-ensor-unmasked/james-ensor-9_ycmncj — Oil on canvas
39 3/8 x 31 1/2" (100 x 80 cm)
Musées royaux des Beaux Arts de Belgique, Brussels
Vincent Everarts Brussels / © 2009 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SABAM, Brussels

galleries/2009/07/09/james-ensor-unmasked/james-ensor-10_twiz9z — Black crayon, colored pencil, and oil on panel
14 3/4 x 17 15/16" (37.5 x 45.5 cm)
Fondation Challenges, Netherlands
© 2009 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SABAM, Brussels

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