Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Museum and the Online Archive of California
Creator Name:
James Ensor
Creator Nationality/Dates:
Belgium, 1860-1949
Creator Role:
artist
Title:
Seascape
Date:
undated
Materials:
oil on canvas
Current Location:
Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive
Address:
Berkeley, California 94720-2250
Object ID:
1966.70
Notes:
Seascape stands as a transitional work, in which the artist overcame the thick, muddy colors of his formal training. Instead, he has lightly painted the clear, cool colors of the sky and sea. Ensor's study of light eventually turned, in his mature works, to the use of intense, unmixed colors applied in swirls of paint.
Notes:
This small, almost abstract seascape tells us much about the young artist finding his own voice.
Acquisition Information:
Gift of James R. Good
Collection Description:
METS ID:
ark:/13030/ft467nb1p j

Seascape