JACQUES MARIN (Brussels, 1877 - Nivelles, 1950). "Seated girl", 1916. Marble. Signed and dated.

JACQUES MARIN (Brussels, 1877 - Nivelles, 1950).
"Seated Girl, 1916.
Marble.
Signed and dated.
Exhibitions: "European sculpture in the 20th century", European Museum of Modern Art (MEAM), Barcelona, 2014.
Size: 50 x 50 x 31 cm.
In this sculpture Jacques Marin gives us the ideal representation of a young girl, timeless and idyllically beautiful.
Jacques Marin studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels. He won several prizes, including the prestigious Godecharle in 1897 for his statue The Earth, which led to his international success. He was also awarded the second prize in Rome in 1903. He was a professor and later director of the Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels. His main subject was women, always treated through different stylistic languages: from neo-Greek inspiration to Art Nouveau, Neoclassicism and even symbolism. He was a member of the "Les Vrais Amis de l'Union et du Progrès Réunis" lodge in Brussels. He decorated numerous public buildings in Brussels with his creations, such as the Danaïdes fountain in rue Victor Horta, the allegories of the triumphal arch of the Cinquantenaire or the statue on the façade of the Town Hall.