James Ensor

The Gendarmes (Les Gendarmes)

Maker

James Ensor (Belgian, 1860-1949)

Title

The Gendarmes (Les Gendarmes)

Year

1888

Medium

Hand-colored etching with drypoint with plate tone on wove paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Hand-colored etching with drypoint with plate tone on wove paper

Dimensions

Plate: 18 x 23.8 cm (7 1/16 x 9 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Below plate in graphite LL: Les Gendarmes. LR: James Ensor 1888. Verso: Diagonal signature across plate from LL corner AB Ensor; below plate LL: Les gendarmes aquarelle/2e etat

Identification

State

Second state

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Peter O’Neill, Carol O’Neill, and Phebe O’Neill in honor of their parents

Object Number

2019.52.3

Type

Prints

Image use

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This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

James Ensor (Belgian, 1860-1949)

The Gendarmes (Les Gendarmes), 1888

Hand-colored etching with drypoint with plate tone on wove paper

Plate: 18 x 23.8 cm (7 1/16 x 9 3/8 inches)

Gift of Peter O’Neill, Carol O’Neill, and Phebe O’Neill in honor of their parents 2019.52.3

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