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James Ensor : wildest dreams : beyond impressionism / Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp ; edited by Herwig Todts ; translation, Ted Alkins.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ensor, James, 1860-1949, artist.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ensor, James, 1860-1949--Exhibitions.
- Ensor, James.
- Painting, Belgian--Exhibitions.
- Painting, Belgian.
- Art, Modern--Exhibitions.
- Art, Modern.
- Painting, Modern--Exhibitions.
- Expressionism (Art).
- Genre:
- exhibition catalogs.
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Illustrated works.
- Essays.
- Physical Description:
- 271 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 29 cm
- Edition:
- English edition.
- Other Title:
- Wildest dreams : beyond impressionism
- Place of Publication:
- Munich ; London ; New York : Prestel, 2024.
- [Antwerp] : KMSKA ; [Veurne] : Hannibal, [2024]
- Summary:
- "While James Ensor is often celebrated for his depictions of the grotesque imagery with a satirical edge, he was also a groundbreaking pioneer of modern art. His unique ability to blend realistic detail with abstract and fantastical elements placed him ahead of his time. Ensor's innovative use of color and light was revolutionary, utilizing vivid and often clashing hues alongside dramatic contrasts to evoke emotional intensity and visual impact. His fascination with the macabre and grotesque further distinguished him from his contemporaries. This catalog, filled with stunning full-page images, features enlightening essays that explore Ensor's work through various lenses, including the rise of anarchism in twentieth-century Europe, the influence of en plein air landscape sketching and Japonisme. Richly illustrated and thought-provoking, this book augments the current scholarship on Ensor by considering his work in dialog with the historical and cultural trends of his time."-- description from https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/778498/james-ensor-by-herwig-todts/, accessed 20250319.
- Contents:
- Foreword / Luk Lemmens & Carmen Willems
- Ensor's art in a new perspective / Herwig Todts
- Ensor's anarchism / Timothy Clark
- French Pleinairisme and James Ensor in the 1880s / Anthea Callen
- Ensor and Les XX's public: a shared visual culture / Noémie Goldman
- An Enfant Terrible and Brussels art education: an intergenerational conflict / Davy Depelchin
- Adam and Eve Expelled from Paradise, 1887 / Herwig Todts
- The Genesis of Visions: The Aureoles of Christ or the Sensibilities of Light / Cathérine Verleysen
- Ensor's The Temptation of Saint Anthony: a glimpse of a cesspool of Fin-de-siècle spectacle / Evelien Jonckheere
- The Rubens of modernity? / Herwig Todts
- Félicien Rops and James Ensor: engraving, one and indivisible / Véronique Carpiaux & Patrick Florizoone
- James Ensor in the context of Japonisme / Yuri Nagai
- The waking dream of The Temptation of Saint Anthony / Susan Canning
- James Ensor's delightful light effects: some thoughts on his later work / Adriaan Gonnissen
- The Ensor Research Project / Annelies Rios-Casier, Geert Van der Snickt, Koen Janssens & Herwig Todgts
- James Ensor on animal welfare and vivisection / Patrick Florizoone
- Ensor: the revolutionary who wanted to be misunderstood and admired / Sabine Taaevernier
- The 'Greatest Living Belgian': James Ensor and Emil Nolde / Astrid Becker.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references
- Local Notes:
- On the occasion of the exhibition "In your wildest dreams : Ensor beyond impressionism" held at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, September 28, 2024 - January 19, 2025
- Other Format:
- Dutch edition
- French edition
- ISBN:
- 9783791377872
- 3791377876
- OCLC:
- 1500643772
- Publisher Number:
- 9783791377872
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