James Ensor

1860–1949

James Ensor, ‘Effect of Light’ 1935
Effect of Light 1935
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Biography

James Sidney Edouard, Baron Ensor (13 April 1860 – 19 November 1949) was a Belgian painter and printmaker, an important influence on expressionism and surrealism who lived in Ostend for almost his entire life. He was associated with the artistic group Les XX.

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Artworks

James Ensor, ‘Effect of Light’ 1935

James Ensor Effect of Light

1935

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