Ensor's self-portraits run like a thread through his entire oeuvre. The artist made over sixty painted, drawn and printed self-portraits. In addition, he incorporated his self-portrait in numerous other compositions. The etching Self-portrait (by the lamp) is inspired by the drawing of the same name in black chalk from 1886 (Brussels, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium). As in the drawing, Ensor also incorporated elements of his interior in the etching, such as a table lamp, the candlestick, a fragment of the mirror, a wainscot, etc. The same theme of the portrait emerging from the background like a dream image is also present in the drawings Self-portrait with sketchbook from 1885-86 (Ostend, Mu.ZEE) and My Portrait from 1886 (private collection).
| Artist |
James Ensor
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| Title | Self-Portrait |
| Date | 1886 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Medium and support | etching AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | inscription bottom right: Cr. II / 1er état / au [...] |
| inscription on the reverse: AT | |
| inscription on the reverse: 5 / D4 | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | etching AAT |
| Inventory number | 1998-B-4 |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
Taevernier, Auguste (coll.) 1998 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1998-B-4 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/3993/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300124534
self-portraits
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
31A511
mirror
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31A5111 looking in the mirror; (possibly: contemplation of own beauty) Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31D14 adult man Iconclass 41A2 interior of the house Iconclass 41B34 oil-lamp Iconclass 48C513 portrait, self-portrait of painter Iconclass 61B2 historical persons Iconclass 61B2(JAMES ENSOR) historical person (JAMES ENSOR) Iconclass |
| School / Style |
realism (artistic form of expression)
AAT
Symbolism (artistic concept) 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. 4) |
| Kunstenaarsportretten (uit Antwerpen, Brugge en Gent : tentoonstelling Gent, Museum voor Schone Kunsten, 26 mei - 19 augustus 2007) / Dorine Cardyn-Oomen, Nanny Schrijvers, Monique Tahon-Vanroose. - Gent : Vlaamse Kunstcollectie, 2007 (p. 74, nr. 79 (ill.)) |
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