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His Skeletons with a Pickled Herring is perhaps the leitmotif of his oeuvre. Ostend Roofs (1898), Skeletons fighting over a Pickled Herrings (1899), The Arrest of Pierrot (1900) & the Crucified (1900)
Thread: James Ensor (1860-1949) was a Belgian Surrealist & Expressionist painter. Brought up in a novelty shop, the masks & skeletons of his childhood populate his work & stand in for his own experience. His work plumbs his subconscious in vibrant colour
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Danby’s work is often compared to that of John Martin (1789-1854) but has a greater realism, more intimate scale & greater European approach. Early Morning (1858), Shipwreck (1859), Boatbuilding (nd)
The oil sketch of his garden is a remarkably fresh & impressive work. Hampstead Heath (c1845), The Wood Nymphs Hymn to the Rising Sun (1845), A View across the Artist’s Garden, Exmouth (c1850) & Shipwreck (c1850)
After his wife left in 1829 he quit London for Geneva. There he became interested in boat-building. He then moved to Paris & returned to London in 1840. Christ Walking on the Water (1826), Scene from Shakespeare (c1827-8), Mount Etna (1829) & Scene from Apocalypse (c1829)