Lot 39
James Ensor
Belgium / 1860 - 1949
Boats aground (1888)
€ 8.000 - 12.000
Details
Etching, hand-coloured (watercolour)
On Simili Japon
Sig. (2x) 1888 with title and dedication in pencil and sig. 1888 in print - Sig. on the reverse with title
3rd state of 3
17,6 x 23,7 cm
With dedication "Pour Madame de Cavel / ces barques couchées sur lie rosée / James Ensor"
Elsa Steyns, born de Cavel, was the wife of Désiré Steyns, director of the Ostend Casino. As a singer, she created sensation after World War I. The art-loving couple were friends with several artists.
Albert Croquez mentions this print in a handwritten note in his first catalogue raisonné of 1935 and refers to Désiré Steyns as the owner.
Provenance
- Coll. Désiré Steyns and Elsa de Cavel, Ostend
Coll. family Paul Bueso, Brussels
Literature
- "James Ensor" A. Taevernier 1973, cf. nr. 49
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