Cesare Viviani

CESARE VIVIANI (Italy, Act. late 19th-early 20th century) CESARE VIVIANI (Italy, Act. late 19th-early 20th century) Naturalist sculptor from Pietrasanta, inscribed in the Tuscan tradition of marble workshops, author of scenes of childhood with bourgeois sensibility....

Philippe Wolfers

PHILIPPE WOLFERS (Brussels, 1858-1929) PHILIPPE WOLFERS (Brussels, 1858-1929) Brilliant jeweller and Symbolist sculptor, a central figure of Belgian Art Nouveau, heir to a dynasty of goldsmiths and creator of unique works at the frontier of art and luxury. Philippe...

August Gaul

AUGUST GAUL (Großauheim, 1869-1921, Berlin) AUGUST GAUL (Großauheim, 1869-1921, Berlin) German master of synthetic animal sculpture, between the academicism of Begas and the research of Hildebrand, recognised precursor of François Pompon. August Gaul was born on 22...

Manuel Garriga

MANUEL GARRIGA (Spain, 19th century) MANUEL GARRIGA (Spain, 19th century) Spanish sculptor active around 1870, awarded at the Turin Exhibition for his marble Masaccio, figure of international academic sculpture. Manuel Garriga is a Spanish sculptor active in the...

Godefroid Devreese

GODEFROID DEVREESE (Kortrijk, 1861-1941, Brussels) GODEFROID DEVREESE (Kortrijk, 1861-1941, Brussels) A leading Belgian sculptor and medallist, innovator in the art of the medal, artist of the synthesis between ornament and monument. Godefroid Devreese was born in...

Jos De Decker

JOS DE DECKER (Dendermonde, 1912-2000) JOS DE DECKER (Dendermonde, 1912-2000) Jos De Decker was born on September 18, 1912, in Dendermonde, and passed away in 2000. A renowned sculptor and medallist, he inherited his father’s musical abilities from an early age...