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Albéric COLLIN

COCKATOO CHINESE CRESTED BLACKBIRD HARE LYING DOWN FEMALE MONKEY AND HER MONKEY CUB Albéric COLLIN (1886-1962) Albéric Collin, who studied at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts of Antwerp,  was one of the most important Belgian animal sculptors. As Rembrandt Bugatti, he spent a lot of time in the town's zoological garden, an inexhaustible source of…
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Charles ARTUS

Charles ARTUS (1897-1978) Born in Etretat in 1897, Charles Artus settled in Paris where he entered the workshop of the sculptor and animal painter, Edouard Navellier (1865-1944). Although the latter kept in his garden a menagerie of animals from Europe, he encouraged the young artist to further seek for his models at the Jardin des…
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Georges HILBERT

Georges HILBERT (1900-1982) An adept of direct carving, specialized in animal sculpture, Hilbert joined the Group of Twelve created by his friend Francois Pompon (1865-1933) in 1931. This association brought together in particular animal sculptors such as Charles Artus (1897-1978), Marcel Lémar (1892-1941), Jeanne Poupelet (1874-1932), Paul Jouve (1878-1973), Georges Guyot (1885-1973), Gaston Chopard (1883-1942),…
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