James Ensor (1860-1949)
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James Ensor (1860-1949)

Diables turlupinant un religieux

Details
James Ensor (1860-1949)
Diables turlupinant un religieux
signed 'Ensor' (lower right)
oil on canvas laid down on board
38 x 45.5 cm.
Painted in 1940
Provenance
S. Salz, Paris/New York.
J. Menzel, New York.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, New York, 10 March 1971, lot 62.
Anonymous sale, Christie's, Amsterdam, 10 October 1999, lot 116.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
X. Tricot, James Ensor Catalogue Raisonné of the paintings, Vol II, London 1992, no. 827 (illustrated p. 682).
X. Tricot, James Ensor, Life and Work: The Complete paintings, Brussels 2009, no. 845 (illustrated p. 420).
Exhibited
New York, Guggenheim Museum, Rousseau, Redon and Fantasy, 1968 (titled 'Good spirits stopping bad spirits').
Frankfurt, Schirn Kunsthalle, James Ensor, 17 December 2005 - 18 March 2006, (illustrated p. 277).
Special Notice
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