1904
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The Seven Deadly Sins: Envy is a 1904 by James Ensor, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This print shows a chaotic crowd of masked figures in a dark, tangled space. Some faces loom close, others hide in the shadows. A woman in the center cradles a baby, while others reach out or stare with hollow eyes. The background swirls with branches and more masked faces, all pressed together in a cluttered mess. The artist used sharp lines and deep shadows to make the scene feel crowded and unsettling. The masks might hide who—or what—these figures really are. Look up James Ensor to see more of his twisted, shadowy crowds.
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.
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