The Ice Skaters (Les Patineurs)

1889

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: hand-colored etching and drypoint
Dimensions: plate: 17.8 x 23.7 cm (7 x 9 5/16 in.) sheet: 28.9 x 40.2 cm (11 3/8 x 15 13/16 in.)
Collection no.: 1979.58.3
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

The Ice Skaters (Les Patineurs) — James Ensor. 1889.

Medium: hand-colored etching and drypoint.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 17.8 x 23.7 cm (7 x 9 5/16 in.) sheet: 28.9 x 40.2 cm (11 3/8 x 15 13/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1979.58.3. Gift of Karl Leubsdorf.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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