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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VIAF
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| Title | Steam-Boats |
| Date | 1889 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Medium and support | etching AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | signatures (names) bottom right: ENSOR |
| signature and year bottom right: James Ensor 1889 | |
| inscription on the reverse: AT | |
| inscription on the reverse: Bateaux à vapeur | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | etching AAT |
| Inventory number | 1998-B-64 |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
Taevernier, Auguste (coll.) 1998 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1998-B-64 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8974/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300015571
cityscapes (representations)
AAT
300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11Q712
church (exterior)
Iconclass
21D water (one of the four elements) Iconclass 24F firmament, sky Iconclass 25H2 landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Iconclass 25H23 sea (seascape) Iconclass 25H2322 sea Iconclass 25I city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions Iconclass 25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city Iconclass 26A clouds Iconclass 41A1 civic architecture; edifices; dwellings Iconclass 41A14 urban housing Iconclass 41B162 smoke Iconclass 46C21 ships (in general) Iconclass 46C223 harbour Iconclass 46C2231 pier, quay, wharf Iconclass 46C23 boat propelled by man or animal Iconclass 46C24 sailing-ship, sailing-boat Iconclass 46C25 steamship, motorship Iconclass 61E(OSTEND) names of cities and villages (OSTEND) Iconclass |
| School / Style | realism (artistic form of expression) AAT |
| Henri Leys, Henri de Braekeleer, James Ensor / Loys Delteil. - Paris : Chez l'Auteur, 1925 (nr. 64) |
| 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. 64) |
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