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Baron James Ensor
The Cathedral1886

Not on view
Etching in brown ink on cream paper of a Gothic cathedral with twin spires looming over a dense, churning crowd of figures rendered in agitated, scratchy lines
Artist or Maker
Baron James Ensor
Title
The Cathedral
Place Made
Belgium
Date Made
1886
Medium
Etching, printed in black ink on Japan nacre
Dimensions
Sheet: 15 5/8 × 11 5/8 in. (39.69 × 29.53 cm) Image: 9 3/8 × 7 1/8 in. (23.81 × 18.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Thomas and Lore Firman
Accession Number
M.2008.57.1
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Fensom, Sarah E. "Unmasked Man: the J. Paul Getty Museum Stages a Rare Opportunity to View James Ensor in all his Glory." Art & Antiques 37, no. 6 (2014): 46-50.
Copyright
© James Ensor Estate/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SABAM, Brussels

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