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The Thunderstorm

A work made of etching with sulphuring from a copper plate, printed in bistre, on cream wove paper.
© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SABAM, Brussels

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  • A work made of etching with sulphuring from a copper plate, printed in bistre, on cream wove paper.

Date:

1889

Artist:

James Ensor
Belgian, 1860-1949

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

James Ensor

Title

The Thunderstorm

Place

Belgium (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1889

Medium

Etching with sulphuring from a copper plate, printed in bistre, on cream wove paper

Dimensions

Image: 7.4 × 11.5 cm (2 15/16 × 4 9/16 in.); Plate: 7.9 × 12 cm (3 1/8 × 4 3/4 in.); Sheet: 14.2 × 20 cm (5 5/8 × 7 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of the Print and Drawing Club

Reference Number

1952.256

Copyright

© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SABAM, Brussels

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