James Ensor. Avarice (L'Avarice) from The Deadly Sins (Les Péchés capitaux). 1904 (portfolio published 1904)

James Ensor (Belgian, 1860–1949). Avarice (L'Avarice) from The Deadly Sins (Les Péchés capitaux). 1904 (portfolio published 1904). One from a portfolio of eight etchings with colored pencil and watercolor additions, plate: 3 13/16 x 5 13/16" (9.7 x 14.8 cm); sheet: 6 5/16 x 9 13/16" (16 x 24.9 cm). Publisher: the artist, Ostend, Belgium. Printer: possibly Jean-Baptiste Van Campenhout, Brussels. Edition: approx. 50-100 (approx. 20 with hand coloring). Riva Castleman Endowment Fund and The Print Associates Fund, 2011. © 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SABAM, Brussels