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Scandalized Masks by James Ensor

Scandalized Masks

James Ensor · 1883

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DETAILS
Artist
James Ensor
Date
1883
Medium
Black chalk and black Conté crayon, with graphite, on ivory wove paper
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
74.5 × 58.8 cm (29 3/8 × 23 3/16 in.)
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
Belgium
Credit line
Partial and promised gift of Celia and David Hilliard
ART MOVEMENTS
Aestheticism
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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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