Art, literature & historyCapture of a Strange Town
1888
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Etching on copper in black on cream wove (simili-Japan) paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 17.2 × 23.3 cm (6 13/16 × 9 3/16 in.); Plate: 17.9 × 23.9 cm (7 1/16 × 9 7/16 in.); Sheet: 27.8 × 32.4 cm (11 × 12 13/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 2011.421
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Capture of a Strange Town — James Ensor. 1888.
Medium: Etching on copper in black on cream wove (simili-Japan) paper. Dimensions: Image: 17.2 × 23.3 cm (6 13/16 × 9 3/16 in.); Plate: 17.9 × 23.9 cm (7 1/16 × 9 7/16 in.); Sheet: 27.8 × 32.4 cm (11 × 12 13/16 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.