Is it the air? The light? The ceaseless swishing of the waves? Artists have always been attracted to the sea. Ensor lived his entire life in Ostend. Paul Delvaux and Constant Permeke, who began their painting careers elsewhere, ended up stranded in the vicinity of the Flemish coast - and never left again.
With this Master Tour, you follow in their footsteps. From museums to the homes of the artists to picturesque churches, your connecting thread is the blue sea.
Discover these Flemish Masters in situ
Foundation Paul Delvaux
Permekemuseum - Mu.ZEE
Atelier Luc Peire
Dominique Provost - Art in Flanders
Who says sea says James Ensor
![The Intrigue is an oil-on-canvas painting created by Belgian expressionist painter James Ensor in 1890. This painting is in the possession of Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp and is part of the official inventory of Flemish masterpieces. The Intrige, 1890, collection KMSKA, photo: Hugo Maertens, public domain](https://toerisme-vlaanderen.bynder.com/m/6c3ca0fb0f373a1c/webimage-The-Intrige-1890-collection-KMSKA-photo-Hugo-Maertens-public-domain.png)
collection KMSKA, photo: Hugo Maertens, public domain