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Ensor in front of "Entry of Christ into Brussels" in his house in Ostend, 1940s, photo by Albert Lilar. James Sidney Edouard, Baron Ensor (13 April 1860 – 19 November 1949) [1] was a Belgian painter and printmaker, an important influence on expressionism and surrealism who lived in Ostend for most of his life.
Belgian- painter, drawer, etcher, writer, composer and musician: Date of birth/death: 13 April 1860 : 19 November 1949 : Location of birth/death: Ostend : Ostend : Work period: between circa 1876 and circa 1949
The work depicts an on-stage drama in which two skeletons dressed in masks and women's clothing are fighting with traditional female weapons such as brooms and umbrellas. Behind them hangs a dead body described as "civet", the French description for a hare stew. In both wings extras wearing masks and carrying knives are watching the fight.
Christ's Entry Into Brussels in 1889 (French: L'Entrée du Christ à Bruxelles, "Entry of Christ into Brussels") is an 1888 painting by the Belgian artist James Ensor.The post-Impressionist work, parodying Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem celebrated on Palm Sunday, is considered Ensor's most famous composition and a precursor to Expressionism.
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January 1 – Augustus Dunbier, American painter (died 1977). January 17 – Mohamed Nagy, Egyptian painter (died 1956). February 22 – Horace Pippin, self-taught African-American painter (died 1946). March 12 - Eric Kennington, English sculptor and painter (died 1960). March 14 – Marc-Aurèle Fortin, Canadian painter (died 1970).
Skull of a Skeleton with Burning Cigarette (Dutch: Kop van een skelet met brandende sigaret) is an early work by Vincent van Gogh.The small and undated oil-on-canvas painting featuring a skeleton and cigarette is part of the permanent collection of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. [1]
Walter Sickert: Painting and transgressing, Petit Palais, Paris, 14 October 2022 to 29 January 2023 "The Petit Palais has partnered with the Tate Britain to present the very first major retrospective in France dedicated to the English painter Walter Sickert". Review: Platzer, David, "Man of masks & shadows", The New Criterion, January 26, 2023.