Mock humanity : James Ensor's grotesques and the History of Caricature by Jules Champfleury : frame and figure in the work of James Ensor

This book reveals that James Ensor did not develop his fantastic and grotesque universe of masks and skeletons out of his melancholic soul, but that he re-used and transformed an old image tradition that was collected and published by the French author and art critic Jules Champfleury in his 'H...

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Main Authors: Verschaffel, Bart (Author, VerfasserIn)
Champfleury (VerfasserIn)
Other Authors: Ensor, James (Illustrator, IllustratorIn, KünstlerIn)
Simpson, Helen (Translator, ÜbersetzerIn)
Document Type: Book
Language:English
Dutch
Published: Gent : A&S/Books , [2018]
Subjects:
Champfleury
Rezeption
Ensor, James
Das Groteske
Bildband
Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Author Notes:Bart Verschaffel
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Summary:This book reveals that James Ensor did not develop his fantastic and grotesque universe of masks and skeletons out of his melancholic soul, but that he re-used and transformed an old image tradition that was collected and published by the French author and art critic Jules Champfleury in his 'History of Caricature'. A second essay analyses how these weird creatures infiltrate the image borders and the frames of Ensor's paintings in order to disturb the 'normal' world
Item Description:Zusatz vom Buchcover: Two essays on James Ensor's grotesques
Physical Description:111 Seiten
ISBN:9076714517
9789076714516

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