Victor Rousseau (1865-1954)

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Victor Rousseau (1865-1954)
Kneeling girl. White marble. Signed " Victor Rousseau " on the terrace. H. 50 x W. 31cm, and black marble base with white veins. Slight chips on a corner of the terrace. Related literature : -Jacques Van Lennep (ed.), Belgian sculpture in the 19th century, cat. exp. Brussels, Générale de Banque, 5 October-15 December 1990, pp. 535-538. Born into a family of stonecutters in Belgium, Victor Rousseau became a student of the sculptor Georges Houstont before entering the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels. Winner of the Godecharles competition in 1890, he travelled for a few years in England, Italy and France where he discovered the art nouveau. Many of his works are kept in the Royal Museums of Fine Arts in Brussels. Victor Rousseau is an important Belgian sculptor, particularly active during the first half of the 20th century. His success comes from his sculptures with Hellenic accents in movement, treated with extreme softness. Delicately kneeling, this sumptuous woman presents a slender body typical of Art Deco. Contemplative, she questions. Where does her gaze rest so elegantly? Her serpentine figure creates a twist, ineluctably provoking a delicate cambric bordering on sensuality. Sculpted in marble, the white stone accentuates the softness of her face while bringing out the fullness of her cheeks and the voluptuousness of her back.
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