“Avec le noble crayon”. Lettres de James Ensor à la famille Rousseau Unpublished correspondence

Jean-Philippe Huys avec la collab. de Xavier Tricot, 2021, 696 p.

“Avec le noble crayon”. Lettres de James Ensor à la famille Rousseau

James Ensor's correspondence to the Rousseau family, friends and patrons, reveals little-known aspects of the artist's life and creative process. Gathering 400 letters, it is of great interest for the understanding of his painted and engraved work. Its complete transcription is accompanied by a critical and richly documented commentary. 

 

Correspondence established and annotated by Jean-Philippe Huys
Introductory essays (Jean-Philippe Huys and Xavier Tricot), translated into Dutch, summarised in English

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