The Belgian artist James Ensor (5 letters) was a renowned painter, printmaker, draftsman, and caricaturist. He was born in 1860 in Ostend, Belgium and is best known for his satirical works that often featured grotesque figures. His works were heavily influenced by the Symbolist movement and he was a major contributor to the development of Expressionism. He died in 1949 and is considered one of the most important Belgian artists of the 19th and 20th centuries.