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 reflections on boats and sloops, and in this case more extensively on the town itself.
| Artist |
James Ensor
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| Title | View of Ostend in the East |
| Date | 1888 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Location | Ostend TGN |
| Medium and support | etching AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | title bottom left: 1888 / VUE D'OSTENDE |
| signatures (names) bottom right: J. Ensor | |
| inscription on the reverse: AT | |
| inscription on the reverse: D 40 | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | etching AAT |
| Inventory number | 1998-B-40-1 |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
Taevernier, Auguste (coll.) 1998 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1998-B-40-1 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/4047/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300015571 cityscapes (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11Q712
church (exterior)
Iconclass
24F firmament, sky Iconclass 25I city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions Iconclass 25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city Iconclass 26A clouds Iconclass 43C128 fisherman Iconclass 46C21 ships (in general) Iconclass 46C223 harbour Iconclass 46C2231 pier, quay, wharf Iconclass 46C23 boat propelled by man or animal Iconclass 46C232 rowing-boat, canoe, etc. Iconclass 46C24 sailing-ship, sailing-boat Iconclass 46E411 flags flown from a mast Iconclass 48A9851 ribbon, scroll, banderole ~ ornament 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. 40) |
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