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: the Whistlerian " The Main Dock, Ostend" and "Boats Aground" (inv. 1998-B-45 and 49, respectively).
| Artist |
James Ensor
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| Title | Breakwater |
| Date | 1887 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Location | Ostend TGN |
| Medium and support | drypoint AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | signatures (names) bottom right: J. Ensor |
| signatures (names) bottom right: James Ensor. | |
| title bottom right: Estacade à Ostende | |
| inscription on the reverse: AT | |
| inscription on the reverse: LD14 | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | etching AAT |
| Inventory number | 1998-B-14 |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
Taevernier, Auguste (coll.) 1998 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1998-B-14 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/4007/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300117546
seascapes
AAT
300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
25H1
landscapes in the temperate zone
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25H2 landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Iconclass 25H23 sea (seascape) Iconclass 25H2322 sea Iconclass 46C21 ships (in general) Iconclass 46C223 harbour Iconclass 46C2231 pier, quay, wharf Iconclass 46C24 sailing-ship, sailing-boat 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. 14) |
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