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James Ensor

Le Grand Bassin d'Ostende

Maker

James Ensor (Belgian, 1860-1949)

Title

Le Grand Bassin d'Ostende

Year

1888

Medium

  • Etching on Japan paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Etching on Japan paper

Materials

etching

Supports

  • Medium weight cream Oriental wove paper

Dimensions

Plate: 17.9 x 23.8 cm (7 1/16 x 9 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:dated and signed in pencil in LR:Ensor/1896; in LR:#38/ST; in LL:20X16/7267 Verso:in pencil in UL:147; in center: ensor; in LL 20 le grand bassin à Ostende/8.15.52 A-2/Giroux G-G.45.In Plate--signed in dated in LR:Ensor 88

Marks: RISD Museum stamp in brown ink on verso

Identification

State

ii

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

52.177

Type

  • Prints

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

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James Ensor (Belgian, 1860-1949)
Le Grand Bassin d'Ostende, 1888
Etching on Japan paper
Plate: 17.9 x 23.8 cm (7 1/16 x 9 3/8 inches)
Anonymous gift 52.177

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