Los Caprichos: Se Repulen — James Ensor

DETAILS

Artist: James Ensor
Date: 1880
Medium: Black Conté crayon on ivory wove paper (discolored to cream)
Location: Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions: 15.7 × 22.6 cm (6 3/16 × 8 15/16 in.)
Collection: Prints and Drawings
Culture: Belgium
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Alsdorf

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THE ARTIST

James Ensor

1860–1949 · Belgium

Belgian rebel who painted grotesque carnival masks from his parents' souvenir shop into iconic Expressionist art.

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