Chimpanzee, bronze sculpture by Raymond de Meester de Betzenbroeck
Product details
Ref.2785865
Dimensions
H:
40 cm (15.75")
Description
Chimpanzee, bronze sculpture by Raymond Meester de Betzenbroeck (1904-1995), lost wax casting, Valsuani.
Self-taught sculptor, he is notably encouraged by Albéric Collin. He trained his eye at the Antwerp zoo, like Rembrandt Bugatti before him. His work was acclaimed by the critics and he received several distinctions. He was a member of the Cercle des Beaux-Arts de Liège and of the Le Lierre group, and received an important commission from the Belgian State for the International Exhibition of Antwerp in 1930.
His career was very successful and he had many exhibitions throughout the world
