Set of 4 Primitive Sculptures by Jean-Baptiste Van Den Heede

Set of Primitive Sculpture by Jean-Baptiste Van Den Heede Unique piece Dimensions: W 1 x D 1 x H 7-15 cm Materials: Clay. Study of "PRIMITIVE SCULPTURES" of small format in clay. I ...

The Most Primitive Face Sculpture by Jean-Baptiste Van Den Heede Unique piece Dimensions: W 36 x D 15 x H 25 cm Materials: Stone. Jean-Baptiste Van den Heede defines himself as a cabinetmaker-designer and an artist of academic training and family tradition. He has achieved unique designs of national and international prestige and has several awards in avant-garde furniture. Born in Argentina in 1966, from an Argentine mother and a Belgian father. At 5 years of age he and his family moved to Belgium. To train as a wood professional, he first studied 4 years of carpentry. Then he continued training in cabinetmaking and carving for 5 more years. Always in search of contributing something more to his trade, he studied furniture and antique design, culminating this with the study of Sculpture at the Royal Academies of Fine Arts in Liège (Belgium) and graduating with honors. Work the stone, the wood and experience the forge. From the beginning it is directed towards a search for signs, abstract writings and unrealistic figures in analogy with other “primitive” cultures. He taught drawing and sculpture in Brussels at the private school “la main et l´ esprit” As well as summer courses in Liege (Belgium) “les ateliers d´art contemporain”. In 1995 he went to Barcelona where he taught and investigated the reliefs of different supports such as trees, floors, and especially sewer covers. He searched again analogies between current art and prehistoric, African art, etc. Participated in several exhibitions both at the artistic level and avant-garde design. In 2002, he moved down to Albacete and then to a town in the province where he still works. It is defined as “a search engine...

Terracotta bust of L'Espiègle or La Rieuse aux pampres de vignes signed in point JBt CARPEAUX Carpeau property stamp, eagle stamp, numbered 1801. This model, representing Anna Foucart, the eldest daughter of Jean-Baptiste Foucart, a faithful friend of the artist, was created in 1865. Carpeaux himself distributed it in his studio on rue Boileau in Auteuil from 1868, and his heirs continued to publish it. Related bibliography: Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, Jean Baptiste Carpeaux...

A fabulous vintage Coastal sculpture of young man with shell. Done by the iconic Jean- Baptist Carpeaux. A bronze figure with a beautiful patina from...