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Maurice de Korte was a Belgian sculptor who started his artistic education at the Academie des Beaux Arts in Brussels under the tutelage of Victor Rousseau, later becoming himself a professor of sculpture at the Academie des Beaux Arts in Tournai/Doornik. In 1935, during the construction of the centenary celebration palaces, he was commissioned by the architect Joseph van Neck to make two of the gargantuan statues that grace the facade of Palace 5 in Heizel, Brussels.
Condition: Very good, no damages or repairs.
This lot will be carefully packaged and sent by registered and insured mail. 67491305
