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James Ensor

Belgian · 1860–1949

A painter from Ostend whose masks, skeletons and grotesque carnival crowds satirised Belgian society and made him a forerunner of Expressionism.

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BornOstend
DiedOstend
Artworks
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The Oyster Eater
Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
1882
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Skeletons Fighting over a Hanged Man
Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
1891
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Christ's Entry Into Brussels in 1889
J. Paul Getty Museum
1888
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