Ga naar inhoud (Enter)

Avarice, 1904

  • etching, heightened, paper
  • 95 x 145 mm
  • Inv. 1998-B-123

Public Domain

Download PDF

Ensor published the series "The Seven Deadly Sins" in 1904 in the form of an album, with a preface by his friend Eugène Demolder. The series of prints was not made in one go. From 1888 dates "Lust". In 1902 and 1904, the other prints were added. There are preliminary studies in coloured chalk for all the etchings. These drawings are mirror images of the prints, except for "Lust", which was probably made after the etching of 1888. Ensor repeatedly coloured "The Seven Deadly Sins". He told Eugène Demolder that the album gave him great satisfaction, but that he particularly preferred the heightened prints.

Artist

James Ensor RKD VIAF Wikidata
Ostend 1860 - Ostend 1949
etchersAAT

Title Avarice
Date 1904
Period 20th century
Medium and support etching AAT
heightened
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings signatures (names) bottom left: Ensor
signatures (names) bottom right: James Ensor.
inscription bottom left
inscription on the reverse: AT
inscription on the reverse: 56 / D.123
Collection print room
Object type etching AAT
Inventory number 1998-B-123
Acquisition credit purchase
Taevernier, Auguste (coll.)
1998
Current whereabouts Work currently not on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1998-B-123
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/4164/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300055874 religious symbolism AAT
Keywords Iconclass 11N3 the Seven Deadly Sins (personified) Iconclass
11N34 Covetousness; 'Avaritia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins Iconclass
25F34 owls Iconclass
25F9 mis-shapen animals; monsters Iconclass
31A22611 blood Iconclass
31A235 sitting figure Iconclass
31A71 male sex; man Iconclass
31E23 violent death, being killed; being mishandled and maltreated; seeking death Iconclass
41A711 table Iconclass
41A721 chairs (furniture forms) Iconclass
41C37 table-cloth Iconclass
46B31 money Iconclass
47D8(KNIFE) tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: knife Iconclass
47D8(PICKAXE) tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: pickaxe Iconclass
56DD32 Alarm, Fright; 'Spavento', 'Terrore' (Ripa) Iconclass
56DD34 Horror, Abhorrence Iconclass
School / Style phantasy
satire (artistic device) AAT
Henri Leys, Henri de Braekeleer, James Ensor / Loys Delteil. - Paris : Chez l'Auteur, 1925 (nr. 123)
James Ensor : Catalogue illustré de ses gravures ; Leur description critique et l'inventaire des plaques = Geïllustreerde catalogus van zijn gravures ; Hun kritische beschrijving en inventaris van de platen = Illustrated catalogue of his engravings ; Their critical description and inventary of the plates / Auguste Taevernier. - Ledeberg (Gent) : Erasmus Boekhandel bv Amsterdam, 1973 (nr. 123)
Do you have any suggestions, questions or information about this work?
Write us, collectie.msk@stad.gent