Carnaval Ostende

1931

James Ensor

Associated Names
James Ensor

Artist, Belgian, 1860 - 1949

This is a drawing of a carnival poster. The design features a face wearing a yellow cap surrounded by stylized faces with red cheeks. The illustration includes vibrant colors in red, yellow, and blue. The edges are decorated with patterns and shells.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ruth Cole Kainen Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 41 × 45.4 cm (16 1/8 × 17 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 49 × 32.8 cm (19 5/16 × 12 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.133.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 142

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Andre Candillier, Paris); purchased 2012 by NGA>

Associated Names

Bibliography

1906

  • Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy: no. 142

Inscriptions

center of image: FEVRIER / FEBRUARIE 14-15-22 CARNEVAL - MARS / MAART 15 / OSTENDE 1931 / ENSOR; lower left in pen and ink: Pour Jules Joets maitred portraitiste ces masques ostendais / plus masques que jamais / James Ensor ostende sept 1934; stamp in lower center: 1281

Markings

cancelled stamp: STAD OOSTENDE / OFFICIELE FEESTE COMMISSIE / VILLE D'OSTENDE / COMITE OFFICIEL DES FETES

Wikidata ID

Q76561439

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