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 Scoundrels |
| Date | 1896 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Medium and support | etching AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | signatures (names) bottom left: J. Ensor |
| signature and year bottom right: James Ensor 96 | |
| inscription on the reverse: AT | |
| inscription on the reverse: 21 / Les sacripants / L.D. 108 | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | etching AAT |
| Inventory number | 1998-B-108 |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
Taevernier, Auguste (coll.) 1998 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1998-B-108 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/4145/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300056485 fantastic art AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
31A71
male sex; man
Iconclass
31D12 youth, young man, adolescent Iconclass 31D120 Youth, Adolescence, 'Iuventus'; 'Adolescenza', 'Gioventu' (Ripa) Iconclass 31D16 old man Iconclass 33B3 fighting Iconclass |
| School / Style |
realism (artistic form of expression)
AAT
satire (artistic device) AAT phantasy |
| Henri Leys, Henri de Braekeleer, James Ensor / Loys Delteil. - Paris : Chez l'Auteur, 1925 (nr. 108) |
| 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. 108) |
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