James Ensor

The Garden of the Rousseau Family, 1885

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The Garden of the Rousseau Family, 1885. James Ensor (Belgian, 1860–1949).
Oil on fabric; 75.5 x 61 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1950.582.

This painting depicts the garden of the artist’s close friends Ernest and Mariette Rousseau, with whom he often stayed at their home in Brussels, Belgium. He rendered this view of their garden in a technique of bold color applied with strong, broken brushstrokes. It is not known whether Ensor painted this work from life or memory, but the garden, empty of people, hints at feelings of social alienation, a dominant theme in his work.

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The Garden of the Rousseau Family, 1885

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