ArtistsJames Ensor
James Ensor

James Ensor

1860–1949
Ostend, Belgium
PaintingExpressionismSurrealismArt Nouveau
Representation
None documented
34
Institutional Exhibitions
224
Works in Collection
340
Assets Indexed
5
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
90%
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Cultural Positioning

Movements
  • Expressionism
  • Surrealism
  • Art Nouveau
  • Symbolism
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Prints: Proofs and Variants
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1989–1990
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Master Prints from the Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1989
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Master Prints from the Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1987–1988
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Selections from the Permanent Collection: Prints and Illustrated Books
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1984
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The Symbolist Aesthetic
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1980–1981
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Movement
Expressionism
Medium
Painting
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Artworks (224)

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Still Life with Fish and Shells (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Representation & Collections

In collection
Rijksmuseum
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
In collection
Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
In collection
Cleveland Museum of Art
In collection
Art Institute of Chicago
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Auction sale history

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Auction History

Range: $40,000$2,542,500
WorkAuction HouseDateEstimateHammer Price
L'ExécutionChristie'sMar 2026£40,000 – £60,000£368,300
Le parasolChristie'sMar 2026£30,000 – £50,000£50,800
Nature morte au livre de Jean TeugelsChristie'sOct 2025£70,000 – £100,000£127,000
La Vengeance de Hop-Frog (Hop-Frog's Revenge)Christie'sOct 2025£25,000 – £35,000Unsold
Les Péchés Capitaux (The Deadly Sins)Christie'sOct 2025£60,000 – £80,000Unsold
Petit théâtreChristie'sOct 2022$200,000 – $400,000$453,600
L'Entrée du Christ à Bruxelles le Mardi Gras en 1889Christie'sMar 2022£35,000 – £45,000£239,400
Les Deux moulinsChristie'sOct 2021€60,000 – €80,000€100,000
Pierrot et squelettesChristie'sJun 2021£1,200,000 – £1,800,000£2,542,500
Sans titreChristie'sMay 2021$15,000 – $20,000Unsold
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