בידספיריט | James Ensor by Jacques Janssens,

James Ensor by Jacques Janssens, Crown Publishers 1978 - pp. 96. Biography, bibliography, index. With 54 reproductions in color, 27 in black and white. It took James Ensor nearly forty years of unremitting labor and persistent effort to gain a foothold in the art world and finally achieve fame. Today, more than forty years after his death, he is considered throughout the world as both an artist who continued the tradition of the great Flemish masters and a forerunner of contemporary painting. A solitary and misunderstood artist who suffered cruel criticism, Ensor nonetheless sacrificed everything for the sake of his painting, struggling obstinately against set- backs. He drew strength from a universe of dreams that was his refuge. Ensor's entire output is characterized by experimentation and creativity and displays exceptional diversity. He tackled every sort of art, every style, every technique. His vast body of work includes portraits, sketches, unusual and fantastic masks and skeletons, landscapes, still lifes, and religious paintings, including the famous Entry of Christ into Brussels. His work shows unparalleled diversity and richness and reveals a tremendously eclectic and multifaceted artist who did not belong to any school, yet was far ahead of his time