Traditional Still Lifes
Still Life with Chinoiseries
James Ensor
An atmospheric and textured still life featuring elegant chinoiserie elements in a moody, rich palette.
The Bourgeois Salon
James Ensor
1881 · Oil Paint, Canvas
A masterfully atmospheric interior scene by James Ensor, capturing the quiet elegance of a 19th-century bourgeois salon.
$129
For the selected configuration
From $129
6 frame sizes
Frame size
Frame color
Mount
Paper type
Glaze
Made to order in ~2 business days · Free U.S. standard shipping (typically 5–8 business days after dispatch)
Where it works
A substantial, grounding work with warm, lived-in color — supports a polished room with depth.
- Often works in
- Study · Library · Dining Room
- Placement
- Works well in taller wall spaces with room around it
- Walls
- Reads strongest on light or mid-tone walls
- Color notes
- Charcoal black, Rich brown, Soft gray
About the piece
Painted in 1881, this early work by James Ensor showcases his mastery of light and shadow within a domestic interior. The scene depicts a richly furnished salon where figures sit in quiet contemplation, rendered with the textured, evocative brushwork that would come to define Ensor's proto-Expressionist style.
More like this
