Death of Jezebel

James Ensor, 1880

MEDIUMCharcoal on tan wove paper

DIMENSIONS70.2 × 52 cm (27 11/16 × 20 1/2 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.