Who painted “The Intrigue (Ensor)”?

“The Intrigue (Ensor)” was painted by James Ensor in 1890. Where to see it: Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp.

What to look for

Symbolism: the subject is an idea or a mood rather than a story: enigmatic women, mythological creatures, twilight landscapes. Academic art tells legible stories; Symbolism hints.

James Sidney Edouard, Baron Ensor (13 April 1860 – 19 November 1949) was a Belgian painter and printmaker, an important influence on expressionism and surrealism who lived in Ostend for most of his life. Wikipedia

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“Christ's Entry Into Brussels in 1889”, 1888
“The Oyster Eater”, 1882
“Skeletons fighting over a Hanged Man”, 1891
“The Lady in Distress”, 1882
“Death and the Masks”, 1897
“The Rooftops of Ostend”, 1884
“Man of Sorrows”, 1891
“The wise judges”, 1891