<p>James Ensor's painting of 1887, "The Temptation of St. Anthony," now in The Museum of Modern Art's collection, established the artist as one of the boldest painters of all his contemporaries. Ensor (1860-1949) was a major figure in the Belgian avant-garde of the late nineteenth century and an important precursor to the development of Expressionism in the early twentieth, yet his work is underappreciated in the United States, and far too little seen. This striking volume, published on the occasion of Ensor's major 2009 exhibition in New York, gives the artist the attention he so greatly deserves. It presents approximately 90 works, organized thematically, examining Ensor's Modernity, his innovative and allegorical approach to light, his prominent use of satire, his deep interest in carnival and performance and, finally, his own self-fashioning and use of masking, travesty and role-playing. Works in the full range of his media--painting, printing and drawing--are presented in an overlapping network of themes and images to produce a complete picture of this daring body of art. The most comprehensive volume on the artist available in English, this remarkable, scholarly volume reveals Ensor as a socially engaged and self-critical artist involved with the issues of his times and contemporary debates on the very nature of Modernism.</p>

James Ensor

MADELINE, Laurence

Swinbourne, Anna

Canning, Susan

Draguet, Michel

Hoozee, Robert

Panetta, Jane

Todts, Herwig

Reference

The Museum of Modern Art, New York

<p>James Ensor (1860–1949) produced some of the most unusual paintings of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Marked by psychological complexity, contradictions, and sheer eccentricity, his works―featuring such bizarre subject matter as dressed-up skeletons and macabre carnival masks―have continued to baffle and intrigue in equal measure. Ensor was born in Ostend, Belgium, and despite his success barely left his home town during his lifetime; his family’s curio shop, which was filled with exotic objects including parrots, a monkey, and masks from around the world, surely influenced the imagery of his mature work. In this volume, published to accompany a major exhibition, essays explore Ensor’s life and legacy, while leading contemporary artist Luc Tuymans comments on his selection of Ensor’s works, offering a distinctive view of Ensor, one only another artist can provide.</p>

James Ensor by Luc Tuymans

Arts & Photography

Locke, Adrian

Tricot, Xavier

Vermeiren, Gerrit

History & Criticism

Royal Academy Publications

An interesting selection of the work of three peculiar artists and pioneers of modern art

Goya Redon Ensor

Themes

Lannoo Publishers (Acc)

Few artists of the late nineteenth century produced an oeuvre which is more bizarre, ironic, profound, and rich in interpretive possibilities than that of the Belgian painter James Ensor. His unusual motifs, which became unmistakable symbols of the absurdity of existence, influenced both German Expressionists and French Surrealists. This volume shows all the works from the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts of Antwerp.

James Ensor: Paintings and Drawings From the Collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp

Exhibitions Intl

Verrukkelijke Turbulentie: Ensor Over Het Leven En De Kunst

Sterck & de Vreese

James Ensor In Your Wildest Dreams /anglais

HANNIBAL

Oostende: Ensors Denkbeeldige Paradijs

Uitgeverij Tijdsbeeld

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