Pierre Traverse

PIERRE TRAVERSE (Saint-André-de-Cubzac, 1892-1979, Ivry-sur-Seine) PIERRE TRAVERSE (Saint-André-de-Cubzac, 1892-1979, Ivry-sur-Seine) French Art Deco sculptor, celebrant of femininity and maternity in a language of pure volumes and supple lines. Pierre Traverse was...

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...

Marnix d’Haveloose

MARNIX D’HAVELOOSE (Maldegem, 1885-1973, Brussels) MARNIX D’HAVELOOSE (Maldegem, 1885-1973, Brussels) Born in Maldegem in 1885 and deceased in Ixelles in 1973, Marnix d’Haveloose belonged to the generation of Belgian artists who successfully reconciled...

Umberto Biagini

UMBERTO BIAGINI (Volterra, 19th-20th century) UMBERTO BIAGINI (Volterra, 19th-20th century) Umberto Biagini was an Italian sculptor active between the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A native of Volterra, a Tuscan city renowned for its alabaster craftsmanship, he...

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,...