James Ensor (1860-1949)

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Description

James Ensor
Figure study of a standing man
inscribed with the initial M
oil on canvas
100 by 80,5 cm.
Painted circa 1878-1879.

Provenance

A. van Yper, Ostend
F. Tournoy, Ostend

Literature

X. Tricot, James Ensor, Catalogue raisonné of the paintings, Antwerp 1992, p. 82, no. 89, illustrated

Catalogue Note

Students of the academy were all given an initial to sign their paintings with in order to stay anonymous during the jury's judgment. The initial M was Ensor's letter during this assignment.

To be included in the forthcoming Catalogue raisonné on the artist's work, currently being prepared by the Belgian Art Research Institute