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Emile Barthelemy FabryEarly 20th Century head study in pastel by Belgian artist Emile Barthelemy Fabry
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Emile Barthelemy Fabry (Belgian, 1865 – 1966)
Head study
Pastel on paper
Signed ‘Emile Fabry’ (lower left)
15 x 12 in. (38.2 x 30.5 cm.)
£850
Emile Fabry was a highly regarded Belgian symbolist painter who became a refugee in St. Ives during the first world war. This work is a study of a lady from St. Ives during this period. He was commissioned by University College Cardiff to paint two large canvasses ‘War and Peace’ and would later design a victory monument for The Belgian government. A student of Jean-francois Portaels, he is perhaps most famous for the decorative mosaics of the Cinquanteniare of Brussels. He died at the age of 101.
- Creator:Emile Barthelemy Fabry (1865 - 1966, Belgian)
- Dimensions:Height: 15 in (38.1 cm)Width: 12 in (30.48 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Condition:Pastel on paper, recently restored to a very good order, behind glass in a hand finished, silvered stepped frame.
- Gallery Location:Petworth, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU540312722022
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