Old World Portraits
Girl with an Upturned Nose
James Ensor
This evocative 1879 portrait by James Ensor captures a young woman with a steady gaze and luminous skin tones.
Woman with Blue Shawl
James Ensor
1881 · Oil Paint, Canvas
A somber and intimate nineteenth-century portrait featuring a striking contrast between deep shadows and a luminous blue shawl.
$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 work with a restful register with crisp neutral depth — brings a composed sense of weight.
- Often works in
- Library · Study · Living Room
- Placement
- Strongest where a vertical wall can take more presence
- Walls
- Benefits from light or mid-tone surroundings
- Color notes
- Charcoal black
About the piece
Painted in 1881 during James Ensor's early 'dark period,' this portrait captures an elderly woman in a quiet, domestic moment. The composition is defined by its moody, chiaroscuro atmosphere, where the sitter's figure emerges from the shadows, anchored by the vivid blue of her shawl and the delicate light on her face and hands.
More like this
