Quote of the day
It is by going down into the abyss
that we recover the treasures of life.
Where you stumble,
there lies your treasure.
James Ensor
Born: April 13, 1860
Died: November 19, 1949 (aged 89)
Bio: James Sidney Edouard, Baron Ensor was a Belgian painter and printmaker, an important influence on expressionism and surrealism who lived in Ostend for almost his entire life. He was associated with the artistic group Les XX.
Known for:
- Christ's Entry Into Brussels in 1889 (1888)
- Masks Confronting Death (1888)
- The Oyster-eater (1882)
- Portrait of the Artist Surrounded by Masks (1899)
- Self-portrait with flowered hat (1883)







