Fan Handle
James Ensor
1886–1888
- Medium
- Charcoal and graphite on ivory wove paper
- Dimensions
- 22.7 × 16.8 cm (8 15/16 × 6 5/8 in.)
- Genre
- charcoal
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
prints and drawingpaperpaper (fiber product)charcoal
About
Unlike Ensor’s enormous 51-panel Temptation of Saint Anthony of 1887, in the Art Institute’s collection—which includes depictions of grotesque creatures—this drawing focuses on the detail of an ornate fan handle. Yet, despite the differences in subject matter, both works underscore the artist’s emphasis on integrating minute details into his complex pictures.
