The print "Wizards in a Squall" is one of the highlights of Ensor's fantastical imagery. In a flying storm, a huge, strange witch gives birth to monstrous naked witches in quick succession. In a certain sense the etching can be seen as the sequel to the print "The Infernal Cortege", in which Ensor depicted similar witches in a parade (inv. 1998-B-10).
Artist | James EnsorRKDVIAFWikidata |
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Title | Wizards in a Squall |
Date | 1888 |
Period | 19th century |
Medium and support | etchingAAT heightened |
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | signatures (names) bottom right: Ensor |
signature and year bottom right: James Ensor 1888. | |
Collection | print room |
Object type | etching AAT |
Inventory number | 1998-B-52 |
Acquisition credit | purchase Taevernier, Auguste (coll.) 1998 |
Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1998-B-52 |
IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/4063/manifest.json |