In 1887 and 1888, James Ensor etched some harbour views in Nieuwpoort, but especially near the harbour channel in Ostend. Like the etched landscapes, they are studies of light, in this case on boats and sloops. The Ostend harbour inspired Ensor to paint two of his most accomplished graphic compositions (respectively inv. 1998-B-45 and 49).
| Artist |
James Ensor
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VIAF
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| Title | View of the Ostend Harbour |
| Date | 1888 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Location | Ostend TGN |
| Medium and support | etching AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | signatures (names) bottom right: <p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:9.0pt;">Ensor</span></p> |
| signature and year bottom right: <p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:9.0pt;">James Ensor 1888</span></p> | |
| inscription on the reverse: <p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:9.0pt;">AT</span></p> | |
| inscription on the reverse: <p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:9.0pt;">12 / le port d'ostende / LD 39</span></p> | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | etching AAT |
| Inventory number | 1998-B-39-1 |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
Taevernier, Auguste (coll.) 1998 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1998-B-39-1 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/4045/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300015571
cityscapes (representations)
AAT
25H landscapes Iconclass |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
21D
water (one of the four elements)
Iconclass
22C5 reflection (light in general) Iconclass 25H2 landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Iconclass 25I city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions Iconclass 25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city Iconclass 41A1 civic architecture; edifices; dwellings Iconclass 41A14 urban housing Iconclass 46C223 harbour Iconclass 46C22341 dock crane Iconclass 46C23 boat propelled by man or animal Iconclass 46C24 sailing-ship, sailing-boat Iconclass 46C256 freight vessel Iconclass 61E(OSTEND) names of cities and villages (OSTEND) Iconclass |
| School / Style | realism (artistic form of expression) AAT |
| 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. 39) |
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