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Mock humanity

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]
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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