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La charge des Walkyries
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James Ensor (1860-1949)
La charge des Walkyries
signed 'Ensor' (lower left); signed, dated and titled 'J Ensor La charge des Walkyries 13 Février 1938' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
22 3/8 x 27 1/8 in. (56.8 x 68.9 cm.)
Painted in February 1938
La charge des Walkyries
signed 'Ensor' (lower left); signed, dated and titled 'J Ensor La charge des Walkyries 13 Février 1938' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
22 3/8 x 27 1/8 in. (56.8 x 68.9 cm.)
Painted in February 1938
Provenance
Baron A. de Broqueville, Brussels.
H. de Broqueville, Rhode-St-Genèse.
J. Van Riel, Antwerp.
Acquired from the above by the present owners.
H. de Broqueville, Rhode-St-Genèse.
J. Van Riel, Antwerp.
Acquired from the above by the present owners.
Literature
The artist's handlist (Liber Veritatis), 1929-1941, f. 43r.
P. Fierens, James Ensor, Paris, 1943, p. 143 (illustrated).
R. Delevoy, Ensor, Anvers, 1981, no. 81 (illustrated p. 117).
X. Tricot, James Ensor, Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings, vol. II, 1902-1941, Antwerp, no. 743 (illustrated p. 640).
P. Fierens, James Ensor, Paris, 1943, p. 143 (illustrated).
R. Delevoy, Ensor, Anvers, 1981, no. 81 (illustrated p. 117).
X. Tricot, James Ensor, Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings, vol. II, 1902-1941, Antwerp, no. 743 (illustrated p. 640).
Exhibited
Paris, Gazette des Beaux-Arts, Ensor, June - July 1939, no. 81.
Brussels, Galerie Georges Giroux, Hommage à James Ensor, October - November 1945, no. 142.
London, National Gallery, The Works of James Ensor, 1946, no. 52.
Charleroi, Cercle Artistique et Littéraire, XXIIIe Salon: Hommage à James Ensor , March - April 1949, no. 48.
Boitsfort, Maison Haute, 5e Salon: James Ensor , April - May 1950, no. 43.
Geneva, Galerie Motte, Exposition James Ensor, May - July 1966, no. 14.
Cologne, Galerie Gmurzynska, Ensor, Delvaux, Magritte, March - April 1969, no. 1.
Leuven, Halles Universitaires, Les peintres expressionistes en Belgique, January - February 1970, no. 24.
Antwerp, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, James Ensor, August - October 1983, no. 128.
Brussels, Galerie Georges Giroux, Hommage à James Ensor, October - November 1945, no. 142.
London, National Gallery, The Works of James Ensor, 1946, no. 52.
Charleroi, Cercle Artistique et Littéraire, XXIII
Boitsfort, Maison Haute, 5
Geneva, Galerie Motte, Exposition James Ensor, May - July 1966, no. 14.
Cologne, Galerie Gmurzynska, Ensor, Delvaux, Magritte, March - April 1969, no. 1.
Leuven, Halles Universitaires, Les peintres expressionistes en Belgique, January - February 1970, no. 24.
Antwerp, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, James Ensor, August - October 1983, no. 128.
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