Louis Ernest Barrias

Louis ErnestBarrias (Paris, 1841-1905) Louis Ernest Barrias (Paris, 1841-1905) 1841 Born in Paris 1865 First Prix de Rome 1878 Medal of Honour, Salon 1884 Academy of Fine Arts 1905  Death in Paris A leading figure of 19th-century Parisian sculpture.Born on April 13,...

Charles-Auguste Fraikin

CHARLES-AUGUSTE FRAIKIN (Herentals, 1817-1893, Brussels) CHARLES-AUGUSTE FRAIKIN (Herentals, 1817-1893, Brussels) Renowned for neoclassical elegance and monumental works. Born in 1817 in Herentals, Fraikin began taking drawing lessons at a young age in Antwerp,...

Paul Dubois

PAUL DUBOIS (Nogent-sur-Seine, 1829-1905, Paris) PAUL DUBOIS (Nogent-sur-Seine, 1829-1905, Paris) “Renaissance, indeed; but the Renaissance of 1876! It is truly modern art, yet endowed with the qualities of eternal art!” – Paul Dubois Born in Nogent-sur-Seine in 1829,...

Eugène Clément Dufossez

EUGÈNE CLÉMENT DUFOSSEZ (Thuin, 1876-1938, Ixelles) EUGÈNE CLÉMENT DUFOSSEZ (Thuin, 1876-1938, Ixelles) Artist blending naturalism with sculptural grace. Eugène Clément Dufossez was a Belgian sculptor. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he lived...

Henri Godet

HENRI GODET (Paris, 1863-1937, Vincennes) HENRI GODET (Paris, 1863-1937, Vincennes) Master of marble and bronze fin-de-siècle. Henri Godet was a refined representative of late 19th- and early 20th-century French sculpture. Trained in Paris, he was a pupil of the...

Alfredo Morelli

ALFREDO MORELLI (Firenze, Act. late 19th century) ALFREDO MORELLI (Firenze, Act. late 19th century) Florentine artist renowned for his refined Art Deco marble works. Alfredo Morelli was an Italian sculptor active in Florence, where he received his artistic training at...