Edvard Munch Night in Saint Cloud

Edvard Munch, Night in Saint-Cloud

Edvard Munch's "Night in Saint-Cloud" is a masterpiece of moody, nocturnal paintings that explore the loss of self into one's surroundings.

James Ensor Intrigue

James Ensor: “Intrigue”

  In No Exit, Jean Paul Sartre makes the claim "Hell is other people ('L'enfer, c'est les autres')." The viewer examining James Ensor's Intrigue may wonder if Ensor would have seconded Sartre's sentiments.   We know of Ensor that he was inclined towards solitude. For instance, though he had a privileged slot among Belgium's very fashionable Les XX … Continue reading James Ensor: “Intrigue”