Comical Repast (Banquet of the Starved)

ca. 1917–18

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 45 1/2 x 57 1/4 in. (115.6 x 145.4 cm)
Collection no.: 67.187.68
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Comical Repast (Banquet of the Starved) — James Ensor. ca. 1917–18.

Medium: Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 45 1/2 x 57 1/4 in. (115.6 x 145.4 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876-1967), 1967.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

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.

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