About This Artwork
James Ensor (Belgian, 1860-1949)
after Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746-1828)
Los Caprichos: Se Repulen, c. 1885
Black crayon on ivory wove paper, discolored to cream
157 x 226 mm
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Alsdorf, 1965.1184
Prints and Drawings
Not on Display
Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories
Exhibition History
London, Marlborough Fine Art Limited, "James Ensor 1860-1949: A Retrospective," April-May 1960, cat. 89, as Personnages de Goya.
New York, The Drawing Center, "Creative Copies: Master Drawings from Michelangelo to Picasso," April 9-July 23, 1988.
Lawrence, Kans., Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, "The Graphic Art of Les XX and The Belgian Avant-Garde, 1880-1990," January 24-March 21, 1993; traveled to Williamstown, Mass., The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, April 17-June 13, 1993; and the Cleveland Museum of Art, July 13-September 5, 1993.
France, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux, "Hommage à Goya," March 6-May 6, 1998.
Antwerp, the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp, “Goya, Redon, Ensor: Grotesque Paintings and Drawings,” 3/14/09–6/14/09, p.95, cat. by Herwig Todts
Ownership History
Marlborough Fine Art Limited, London, by 1960 [London 1960]. Given by Mr. and Mrs. James W. Alsdorf, Chicago, to the Art Institute, 1965.