Portrait of the Artist's Sister, Marie

James Ensor, 1881

MEDIUMCharcoal on ivory wove paper, laid down on cream rag board, on stretcher

DIMENSIONS75.5 × 59.5 cm (29 3/4 × 23 7/16 in.)

LOCATIONArt Institute of Chicago

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James Ensor 1860–1949 · Belgium

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