2024 is the year of Ensor. Bozar will spend the year commemorating the 75th anniversary of the death of famous Belgian artist James Ensor. He is much more than the painter of masks and skeletons. He was not only a gifted writer, but also a great music lover and composer. Therefore, Bozar will be paying tribute to the artist with an exhibition highlighting all his facets in an anthology of some 100 works. You will discover his varied oeuvre, from his youthful works to his last creations. Particular attention will be paid to lesser-known works, his print graphics, and his musical compositions such as La Gamme d’amour. Some of these works have never been displayed previously but can now reach a broader audience, courtesy of the collaboration with various significant private collectors. Curator: Xavier Tricot Bozar presents over 150 pieces, including about 30 oil paintings, 80 works on paper (mainly drawings); 40 documents (prints, photographs, manuscripts and handwritten scores, film clips, sound fragments and 1 tapestry (Christ's Entry into Brussels by Gibau). In 1929, the largest Ensor exhibition ever opened its doors at the Centre for Fine Arts of Brussels. |
James Ensor
Meneer en mevrouw Rousseau in gesprek met Sophie Yoteko
Monsieur et madame Rousseau parlant avec Sophie Yoteko
Mr and Mrs Rousseau Speaking with Sophie Yoteko
1892
Olieverf op paneel / huile sur panneau / oil on panel
Privéverzameling / collection privée / private collection
James Ensor
Biljartspelende geraamten
Squelettes jouant au billard
Skeletons Playing Billiards
1903
Oostindische inkt, witte gouache en potlood op papier / encre de Chine, gouache blanche et crayon sur papier / Indian ink, white gouache and pencil on paper
Verzameling / collection Alychlo/Marc Coucke, België
James Ensor
Pierrot en geraamten
Pierrot et squelettes
Pierrot and Skeletons
1905
Olieverf op doek / huile sur toile / oil on canvas
Inv. 98000447
Verzameling / collection KBC Bank NV, Brussel
James Ensor
De ontmoeting (Minnetuin)
La Rencontre (Jardin d’amour)
The Meeting (The Garden of Love)
1912
Olieverf op doek / huile sur toile / oil on canvas
Verzameling / collection Filip & Kristel Goos
James Ensor
Caprice
Ca/vers 1915-20
Kleurpotloden en krijt op achterkant van partituur Marche des rotariens /
crayons de couleur et craie au revers de la partition de la Marche des rotariens
/ coloured pencils and chalks on the reverse of the score of Marche des
rotariens
Verzameling / collection P.F.
James Ensor
La Gamme d’amour (Flirt van marionnetten)
La Gamme d’amour (Flirt des marionnettes)
La Gamme d’amour (Flirt of Puppets)
1926
Olieverf op doek / huile sur toile / oil on canvas
Inv 100527
Verzameling / collection Bonnefanten, langdurige bruikleen / prêt à long terme / long-term loan Rijksdienst voor Cultureel Erfgoed
© Peter Cox
Anoniem / anonyme / anonymous
James Ensor surrounded by masks [staff members of the Centre for Fine Arts in costume]. Photograph taken on the banquet of 10 Feb 1929, Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels.
James Ensor omringd door maskers [verklede personeelsleden van het Paleis voor Schone Kunsten]
Foto genomen ter gelegenheid van het banket op 10.02.1929, Paleis voor Schone Kunsten, Brussel.
© Bozar Archives, Brussels
James Ensor
De bloeiende klarinet
La Clarinette fleurie
The Flowering Clarinet
1938
Olieverf op paneel / huile sur panneau / oil on panel
Verzameling / collection P.F.
James Ensor
Decor voor “La Gamme d’amour”. Tweede tafereel: De marktplaats
Décor pour La Gamme d’amour. 2ième tableau : La Place Publique
Decor for the ballet “Gamme d’amour”. 2nd act: The Town Square
s.d.
Zwart-wit foto, bijgekleurd met gouache / photo n&b, rehaussée à la gouache / black and white photo, enhanced with gouache
Verzameling / collection P.F.