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James Ensor

1860 - 1949

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James Sidney Edouard, Baron Ensor (13 April 1860 – 19 November 1949) was a Belgian painter and printmaker, an important influence on expressionism and surrealism who lived in Ostend for most of his life. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Ensor is the 173rd most popular painter, the 70th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 60th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Belgian Painter.

James Ensor is most famous for his paintings that are often grotesque and unsettling. He was a Belgian artist who was born in 1860 and died in 1949.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, James Ensor ranks 173 out of 2,023. Before him are Paul Delaroche, Umberto Boccioni, Jacob Jordaens, Tamara de Lempicka, Theo van Gogh, and Maurice de Vlaminck. After him are Anselm Kiefer, Benozzo Gozzoli, Fra Bartolomeo, John Everett Millais, Giulio Romano, and Hugo van der Goes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1860, James Ensor ranks 14. Before him are Willem Einthoven, Isaac Albéniz, William Jennings Bryan, Niels Ryberg Finsen, Kanō Jigorō, and Herman Hollerith. After him are J. M. Barrie, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Anders Zorn, Princess Charlotte of Prussia, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando, and Hugo Wolf. Among people deceased in 1949, James Ensor ranks 12. Before him are Edward Thorndike, Leonard Bloomfield, Kim Jong-suk, Margaret Mitchell, Friedrich Bergius, and Hassan al-Banna. After him are August Krogh, Louis II, Prince of Monaco, Charles Ponzi, Klaus Mann, Axel Munthe, and Angela Hitler.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, James Ensor ranks 70 out of 1,190. Before him are Dominique Pire (1910), Isabella of Austria (1501), Léon Degrelle (1906), Jacob Jordaens (1593), François Englert (1932), and Django Reinhardt (1910). After him are Hugo van der Goes (1440), Gerard de Ridefort (1141), Maxime Weygand (1867), Quentin Matsys (1466), André Grétry (1741), and Johannes Ockeghem (1410).

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Among PAINTERS In Belgium

Among painters born in Belgium, James Ensor ranks 9. Before him are René Magritte (1898), Frans Hals (1582), Rogier van der Weyden (1390), Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564), Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568), and Jacob Jordaens (1593). After him are Hugo van der Goes (1440), Quentin Matsys (1466), Hubert van Eyck (1366), Philippe de Champaigne (1602), Paul Delvaux (1897), and Joachim Patinir (1480).

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