About
Expressionist painter who influenced Paul Klee, Emil Nolde, and other artists. He was strongly affiliated with artistic group Les XX.
Before Fame
He began his artistic training at age fifteen and enrolled at Brussels' Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in 1877.
Trivia
His painting, "Les Aureoles du Christ," was put on display at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles.
Family Life
His father, James Frederic Ensor, was a civil engineer.
Associated With
One of his paintings appeared in the film "Halloween," which starred Jamie Lee Curtis.
