As an etcher after nature, Ensor was particularly fascinated by the depiction of light in the woods and on the polder plain. He etched with small, nervous traits that tremble with tension. His landscapes are characterised by controlled, sparse writing, which gives them an evocative power. To achieve the dramatic effect of the sky in "The Thunderstorm", Ensor had the copper plate impregnated with sulphuric acid.
| Artist |
James Ensor
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| Title | The Thunderstorm |
| Date | 1889 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Medium and support | etching AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | signatures (names) bottom right: ENSor |
| stamps (tools) on the reverse: AT | |
| inscription on the reverse: 4 / 1600 | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | etching AAT |
| Inventory number | 1998-B-70 |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
Taevernier, Auguste (coll.) 1998 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1998-B-70 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/4092/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
26C3
storm
Iconclass
26C31 storm on land Iconclass 26E thunderstorm Iconclass 26F2 bad weather Iconclass 300015636 landscapes AAT |
| School / Style | phantasy |
| Henri Leys, Henri de Braekeleer, James Ensor / Loys Delteil. - Paris : Chez l'Auteur, 1925 (nr. 70) |
| 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. 70) |
| James Ensor, Occasional Modernist : Ensor's artistic and social ideas and the interpretation of his art / Herwig Todts. - Turnhout : Brepols, 2018 (p. 370 (ill. 158)) |
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