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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| Title | The Small Boats |
| Date | 1894 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Medium and support | etching AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | signature and year bottom right: Ensor / 94 |
| inscription on the reverse: AT | |
| inscription on the reverse: Epreuve n°14 / James Ensor / 2500 | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | etching AAT |
| Inventory number | 1998-B-89 |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
Taevernier, Auguste (coll.) 1998 |
| Current whereabouts | Work on loan |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1998-B-89 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/4119/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300015636 landscapes AAT |
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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 25H23 sea (seascape) Iconclass 25H2322 sea Iconclass 300015636 landscapes AAT 43C128 fisherman Iconclass 46B4 commercial transactions Iconclass 46C21 ships (in general) Iconclass 46C2231 pier, quay, wharf Iconclass 46C23 boat propelled by man or animal Iconclass 46C24 sailing-ship, sailing-boat Iconclass 46E411 flags flown from a mast Iconclass 47K1 sea and coastal fishery Iconclass |
| School / Style | realism (artistic form of expression) AAT |
| Henri Leys, Henri de Braekeleer, James Ensor / Loys Delteil. - Paris : Chez l'Auteur, 1925 (nr. 87) |
| 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. 89) |
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