Portrait d'Ernest Rousseau (Portrait of Ernest Rousseau) (D., Cr., T., E. 11)

Details

James Ensor (1860-1949)
Portrait d'Ernest Rousseau (Portrait of Ernest Rousseau) (D., Cr., T., E. 11)
drypoint, 1887, on simili-Japan paper, third state (of four), signed in pencil, countersigned in pencil verso, with wide margins, some creasing at the sheet corners, otherwise in very good condition
P. 241 x 181 mm., S. 403 x 288 mm.

Provenance

Mira Jacob Wolfovska (1912-2004), Paris, with her blindstamp (not in Lugt).

Exhibited

Bateau Lavoir, Paris, 1978, no. 11.
Strasbourg/Basel, 1995-96, no. 13.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

Ernest Rousseau was Professor of Physics who later became the Rector of Brussels University. Ensor was introduced to him by Rousseau’s brother-in-law Théo Hannon. The Rousseaus lived at 20, rue Vautier, Brussels, where they entertained literary and artistic friends including Félicien Rops and Eugène Demolder. Ensor became a close friend of the family and a room was always kept for him in the house for his frequent visits to Brussels (see also lots 20, 21, 23, 26 & 27). This fine portrait pays tribute to Rousseau, who - following the death of Frédéric-James Ensor in 1887 – became something of a substitute father for the artist.

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