James ENSOR (1860-1949). My skeletonized portrait. Etching s - Lot 28

James ENSOR (1860-1949). My skeletonized portrait. Etching signed and countersigned in pencil in 1889. Dimensions: 12 x 8 cm. Provenance :From a series of four lithographs and an "Ensorien" souvenir from a Belgian private collection close to the painter. -Origin: Alexandrine Daveluy (1924-2006), niece of painter James Ensor, daughter of Mitche Ensor, wife of a Chinese diplomat. -Private collection of Madame Marie Thérèse Van Den Weghe, Alexandrine's close friend. The friendship between Alexandrine and Marie Thérèse originated in the friendly relationship between James Ensor and Mr. Maurice van den Weghe (1896-1969), a prominent Ostend citizen. In the family ever since. A certificate of provenance signed by the current owner, a descendant of the Van den Weghe family, close to James Ensor, will be given to the purchaser.