Ensor borrowed many motifs from his immediate surroundings. Several objects can be found in the rooms of his parents' house on the corner of Vlaanderenstraat and Van Iseghemlaan in Ostend, where the artist had his studio in the attic from 1880 to 1917. The combination of various interior fragments and fantastic elements on one sheet has an alienating effect and fits in with Ensor's interest in the theme of dream and reality. This drawing was formerly part of the collection of Ernest Rousseau, Ensor's Brussels bosom friend.
| Artist |
James Ensor
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VIAF
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| Title | Bronze pot with Apparitions |
| Date |
ca. 1880 - ca. 1885
ca. 1886 - ca. 1888 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | signatures (names) top right: Ensor |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type |
pencil drawings
AAT
charcoal drawings AAT chalk drawings AAT |
| Inventory number | 1994-B |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
Galerie Ronny Van de Velde Antwerp 1994 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1994-B |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/3949/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300056485
fantastic art
AAT
300124520 interior views AAT 300015638 still lifes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11K
devil(s) and demons
Iconclass
13 magic, supernaturalism, occultism Iconclass 13A1 spirit, ghost Iconclass 22C light Iconclass 22C5 reflection (light in general) Iconclass 22C8 shadow Iconclass 31A42 human beings (legendary or not) of abnormal proportions, size, strength, etc. Iconclass 41A2 interior of the house Iconclass 41A771 container of metal: bucket, can, canister, drum, tin, etc. Iconclass 41C27(POT) kitchen-utensils: pot Iconclass 52A44 Fantasy, Caprice; 'Capriccio' (Ripa) Iconclass |
| School / Style |
realism (artistic form of expression)
AAT
Symbolism (artistic concept) AAT phantasy |
| Unheimlich : Innenräume von Edvard Munch bis Max Beckmann = The Uncanny Home : Interiors from Edvard Munch to Max Beckmann (Ausstellung Bonn, Kunstmuseum Bonn, 20.10.2016 -29.01.2017) / Volker Adolphs, Johannes Binotto, Irene Horn, Felix Krämer. - München : Hirmer Verlag, 2016 (p. 162) |
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