Victor Rousseau (1865-1954)
In front of life
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Victor Rousseau (1865-1954)
In front of life
Signed: 'Victor Rousseau
Bronze
Resting on a fully cast naturalistic base
Getekend: 'Victor Rousseau'
Brons
Rustend op een volledig gegoten basis in naturalistische stijl
Signed: 'Victor Rousseau'
Bronze
Resting on a fully moulded base in the naturalist style
44,5 x 30 x 15 cm (11 1/2in wide, 5 1/2in deep, 17in high)
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Provenance
Jacques Van Lennep Collection
Private Collection, Belgium
Victor Rousseau was one of the great Belgian sculptors of the 20th century. He began his apprenticeship at the age of 11 in Feluy, working in stone quarries with his uncles and maternal grandfather.
He then worked on the Palais de Justice in Brussels, under the direction of Joseph Poelaert. He joined the studio of the sculptor Georges Houtstont and studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels. In 1890, he entered his work Tourmente de la pensée in the Godecharle competition and won the prize, which enabled him to travel in England, France and Italy for several years. Returning to Belgium in 1894, he won numerous public and private commissions and worked with the famous Victor Horta
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