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James Ensor

The Gendarmes (Les Gendarmes)

Description

Maker

James Ensor (Belgian, 1860-1949)

Title

The Gendarmes (Les Gendarmes)

Year

1888

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

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

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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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