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James Ensor

The Garden of the Rousseau Family

1885
oil on fabric
75.5 × 61 cm (29.7 × 24 in)

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James Ensor painted in a wide variety of styles and techniques, his subjects varying from realistic landscapes like this one to fantastical imagined scenes from literature and theater. The sea in his hometown of Ostend, Belgium, was also a favorite subject.

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