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Gustave Fontaine (1877-1952), Selection of 2 sculptured plaster head models.
Located in brussel, BE
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...
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Gustave Fontaine (1877-1952), polychromed model head.
Located in brussel, BE
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...
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Pair of 19th C Inuit Male Statues carved in Walrus Tusk
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This pair is a fine example of ivory carving done by Inuit natives; Native Americans who live within and just below the Arctic Circle. Each year they procured a substantial amount of ivory from their walrus kills. The raw ivory was usually thrown on top of their huts to weather and properly season. Proper seasoning caused the ivory to dry from the inside out and thus rarely cracks. Hand-made tools were improvised for carving the ivory and bow-string hand drills were also in use. Ivory carving has been practiced by the Inuit for over 2,000 years and traditionally only Inuit men were allowed to carve objects out of ivory, bone, and wood. Artists found their inspiration in daily life and the natural world around them. Ivory items made from walrus tusks...
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Landscape painting by Gustave Fontaine (1877-1952) , Belgium.
Located in brussel, BE
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Gustave Fontaine (1877-1952), Selection of 3 Sculptures plaster model Heads
Located in brussel, BE
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...
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17th C painting of a peasant couple preparing for Carnival.Flemish School.
Located in brussel, BE
Preparation for Carnival: a three day festival of insatiable eating, drinking and carousing that preceded the forty days of Lent, a period of penitence when the pious drank only wate...
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17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings

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