Inside the show: James Ensor by Luc Tuymans
Inside the show: James Ensor by Luc Tuymans
By Amy Macpherson
Published 24 November 2016
Take a look at some of the key works in ‘Intrigue: James Ensor by Luc Tuymans’ in these short videos.
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The Skeleton Painter
Curator Adrian Locke introduces James Ensor’s ‘The Skeleton Painter’, 1896.
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Adam and Eve Expelled from Paradise
Curator Adrian Locke introduces James Ensor’s ‘Adam and Eve Expelled from Paradise’, 1887.
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The Artist Surrounded by Evil Spirits
Curator Adrian Locke introduces James Ensor’s ‘The Artist Surrounded by Evil Spirits’, 1898.
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The Intrigue
Curator Adrian Locke and the exhibition’s curator, artist Luc Tuymans, talk about James Ensor’s ‘The Intrigue’, 1890.
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Intrigue: James Ensor by Luc Tuymans is in The Sackler Wing of Galleries at the RA until 29 January 2017.
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![Installation image of the Intrigue: James Ensor by Luc Tuymans exhibition showing Ostrich feather headdress worn by the Gilles de Binche on the morning of Shrove Tuesday in the foreground, and Large View of Ostend (Rooftops of Ostend) by Ensor, 1884, in t]()
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