Ensor repeatedly used popular life in Ostend as a subject in paintings, drawings and etchings. He was intrigued by life in the harbour town, and in his work the artist openly sympathised with the poor, homeless and tramps, who were hidden from the sight of tourists by the local authorities as much as possible. Several prints bear witness to Ensor's sympathy for these pariahs of society: "Sick Wretch Warming Himself", "The Scavenger", "The Fight" and "The Scoundrels" (respectively inv. 1998-B-91, B-106, B-107 and B-108).
| Artist |
James Ensor
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VIAF
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| Title | The Scavenger |
| Date | 1896 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Medium and support | etching AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | signatures (names) bottom right: J. Ensor |
| signature and year bottom right: James Ensor 1896 | |
| title bottom right: Le Vidangeur | |
| inscription on the reverse: AT | |
| inscription on the reverse: 45 / D106 | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | etching AAT |
| Inventory number | 1998-B-106 |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
Taevernier, Auguste (coll.) 1998 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1998-B-106 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/4143/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300056485
fantastic art
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
21D
water (one of the four elements)
Iconclass
22C5 reflection (light in general) Iconclass 25G3 trees Iconclass 25G31 shrubs Iconclass 31A623 faeces, excrement Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31D16 old man Iconclass 41D221(TOP HAT) head-gear: top hat Iconclass 42F32(BROOM) (household) utensils and implements (BROOM) Iconclass 46C144 four-wheeled, animal-drawn vehicle, e.g.: cab, carriage, coach Iconclass 46C145 (farm) wagon, freight wagon, cart Iconclass |
| School / Style |
realism (artistic form of expression)
AAT
satire (artistic device) AAT |
| Henri Leys, Henri de Braekeleer, James Ensor / Loys Delteil. - Paris : Chez l'Auteur, 1925 (nr. 106) |
| James Ensor : Catalogue illustré de ses gravures ; Leur description critique et l'inventaire des plaques = Geïllustreerde catalogus van zijn gravures ; Hun kritische beschrijving en inventaris van de platen = Illustrated catalogue of his engravings ; Their critical description and inventary of the plates / Auguste Taevernier. - Ledeberg (Gent) : Erasmus Boekhandel bv Amsterdam, 1973 (nr. 106) |
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