1887
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The Street Lamp is a 1887 by James Ensor, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a bare tree in the foreground with twisted branches. Behind it, a row of old houses with dark windows and thatched roofs lines a quiet street. A single street lamp stands near the center, its details sharply drawn against the lighter buildings. The artist focused on texture—rough bark, tangled branches, and the grainy walls. The street lamp’s shadow stretches oddly, like a silent figure in the scene. Next, look up James Ensor to see how he played with light and shadow in other works.
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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