Corner of a Table

James Ensor, 1880

MEDIUMBlack chalks and charcoal, with pen and brown ink and touches of incising, on cream wove paper, pieced and laid down on white wove paper

DIMENSIONS22.4 × 32.5 cm (8 7/8 × 12 13/16 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.