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Sculptured polychromed Female modelled Head from artist workshop.

Creator: Gustave Fontaine (Attributed)
Offered by: Spectandum

Description
Gustave FONTAINE ( Etterbeek 1877-1952 Brussels). Sculptor–painter. Took courses in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, continued his training at the Academy of Brussels and with the sculptor Julien Dillens (1901-1903). From 1919 to 1925 he lived in Paris, painted and sculpted. In 1921, he exhibited at the Salon d'Automne and made study trips to Italy, Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands. Co-founder in 1918 of the Cercle des Quinze with Jos Albert, Brusselmans , Spilliaert , Schirren , Paerels, Parent, Martens, Leroux, Fontaine, De Kat, Dehoy, Counhaye, Cockx, Capouillé. After the war, Gustave Fontaine made several war monuments, among others in Liège, the stone statues: La Résistance Liégeoise and Le Fusillé. He also creates portraits of women, men and girls: La Rieuse, Malvina(his daughter), Henri Wauters (1922), Tête de bohémienne (1923) and many others.

More Information

Origin:	Belgium
Period:	1920-1949
Materials:	plaster, hand-carved
Condition:	Good.
Styles / Movements:	Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	2091
Incollect Reference #:	533162

Dimensions

W.	4.72 in;	H.	11.02 in;	D.	4.33 in;
W.	12 cm;	H.	28 cm;	D.	11 cm;

Message from Seller:

Spectandum, a by-appointment gallery in Leuven, Belgium, can be reached at contact@spectandum.com 32475648678. The gallery specializes in Natural History, Ethnography, European works of art, antiquities, and rare curiosities sourced from around the world.

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