James Ensor, Occasional Modernist: Ensor's Artistic and Social Ideas and of the Interpretation of His Art [French]

by Herwig Todts

In the course of the twentieth century, under the influence of the increasing success of Modernism, a misleading image of James Ensor emerged. One might even say that Ensor was confined within a modernist 'straitjacket'. In order to understand the artist's motivations, this book follows the advice given to the art critic Andre De Ridder by Ensor himself in 1930: 'I recommend you re-read Les Ecrits de James Ensor, where I explain my research and defend...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: French
• ISBN: 2503570305
• ISBN13: 9782503570303
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Brepols Publishers
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 4.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.8" x 11.3"