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Goya Redon Ensor Grotesque Paintings and Drawings HERWIG TODTS LANNOO ‘Texts Herwig Todts :mcollahoration with Sabine Heylen Thisbooks published onthe oceasion of the exiubition GOYA, REDON, ENSOR GROTESQUE PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS organised by the Royal Museum of Fine Artein Antwerp from 14 Maich to 14 June 2009 ‘Thaseahibiton hes benefited Siomexceptional grants fromthe Muséed Orsay IVE FRANCISCO GOYA (Puendetodos 1746-1828 Bordeaux) ODILON REDON (Bordeaux 1840-1916 Pans) JAMES ENSOR (Ostend 1860-1949) INTRODUCTORY NOTE, Goya's fullname was Franerseo José Goyay Lucente, samce mn Spain, childien were and still are gven the last name ofboth their mother and father Goyk’sonly surviving son Javier was therefore called Goyay Baye On the itle page ofthe Caprichs the artist referred tohumself'as Don Francisco Goya in 1799 In the last decadesof hie, the painter signed a numberof letters Francisco de Goya Both forms ae stil used interchangeably today Goya'sletters are cited in$ Simmons (ed) and Ph Troutman translation into Enghsh, Goya Allein letters, London Pumlico 2004 Victor Hugo’ text etes the Preface to Crommell, ‘an 1827play Odhon Redon'stext isan excerpt from Odilon Redon, A Sorméme Journal (1867-1915) [Notes sun late, art et les arises, Panis (1922) 1986, Odtlon Redon tomysel{,S! 1964 Aswellas Ch Ha1.ison,P Wood, rt Theory 1815-1000 An anthology of changing ideas, Oxfoxd 2005 _Engor' letters were translated from Xavier Tricot’s edition, James Ensor, Lettres, Brussels 909 Inaddition conerse references ate made to published overviews of the workin the image captions 'T Hains, Goya Bngravings and lithographs Catalogue Ratsonne vol Ten 1, Oxford 1964 ‘Wildenstein (A. Lacau St Gun), Odeon Redon Catalogue Datsonnéde Tare pein et dessind val IIT, anis1996 A Nelleno, Odiion Redon Les Hstampes/The Graphic Work Catalogue Raxsonné, (rovsed by A Hymar), San Francisco 2001 (frst edition 1913) 1 Hoozee,$ Bown-Toevermer, J F Heybroek, James Ensor Tekeningen en prenten, Antwerp 1987 X Trieot, James Ensor Catalogue rasonne des pentures, Antwerp 1992

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