James Ensor, oil on panel, 1930
James Ensor is considered one of the founders of modernism on a universal level. In his early years his work was characterized by satire, as an artistic rebel he criticized any form of oppression. In his later work he shifts the focus to the stylistic characteristics. His special use of colour and virtuoso technique give his oeuvre a unique character.
‘La Danse – Reine des Ballets’ shows Ensor’s love for music, the painting offers us a vibrating tonality as a true cadence for the ballet. In 1911 he composed the ballet ‘La Gamme d’amour’, and also designed the costumes and sets, until a bound album was published in 1929. The painting tells the story of his theatrical and carnivalesque ballet in which the dancers playfully lift their skirts with a stick.
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