Guglielmo Pugi

GUGLIELMO PUGI (Fiesole, 1850-1915, Firenze) GUGLIELMO PUGI (Fiesole, 1850-1915, Firenze) Tuscan Master of Art Nouveau Sculpture Born in 1850 in Fiesole, near Florence, Guglielmo Pugi was a leading figure of Italian Art Nouveau sculpture at the turn of the 20th...

Georges Charles Coudray

GEORGES CHARLES COUDRAY (Paris, 1862-1944) GEORGES CHARLES COUDRAY (Paris, 1862-1944) Belle Époque scluptor, master of orientalist figures. Georges Charles Coudray was a distinguished French sculptor and medallist, celebrated for his refined depictions of female...

Affortunato Gory

AFFORTUNATO GORY (Act. 1895-1925) AFFORTUNATO GORY (Act. 1895-1925) Italian Belle Époque sculptor, master of refined marble. Affortunato Gory was a refined Italian sculptor active between 1895 and 1925. Born in Florence, he trained at the Accademia di Belle Arti under...

Guillaume Geefs

GUILLAUME GEEFS (Antwerp, 1805-1883, Brussels) GUILLAUME GEEFS (Antwerp, 1805-1883, Brussels) A major figure of Neoclassicism and national statuary. A central figure in 19th-century Belgian sculpture, Guillaume (Willem) Geefs was born in Antwerp (Borgerhout) in 1805...

Henri Gauquié

HENRI GAUQUIÉ (Flers-les-Lille, 1858-1927, Paris) HENRI GAUQUIÉ (Flers-les-Lille, 1858-1927, Paris) A turn-of-the-century sculptor, virtuoso of the body in tension and of symbolic expression. Henri Gauquié was a leading French sculptor active at the close of the 19th...

Stefano Galletti

STEFANO GALLETTI (Cento, 1832-1905, Rome) STEFANO GALLETTI (Cento, 1832-1905, Rome) A leading figure of academic revival and monumental civic sculpture. Stefano Galletti was one of the leading Italian sculptors of the 19th century, celebrated for his ability to blend...