James Sidney Ensor, Belgian 1860 to 1949, an abstract oil on board painting depicting a seascape. Housed in a richly ornate gilt wood and gesso frame with a metal name plate below. James Ensor was an important influence on expressionism and surrealism, associated with the artistic group Les XX. From 1877 to 1880, he attended the Academie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, where one of his fellow students was Fernand Khnopff. He is known for his macabre and brightly colored depictions of masked skeletons, seascapes, and carnivals. One of a kind artwork. Abstract Expressionist Art For Interior Design.