Destrée, Olivier Georges, 1867-1919, Simmonds, Florence · London, Seeley and co., limited; New York, Macmillan and co. · leaf 74
great sculptor. His first essays were THE RENAISSANCE OF SCULPTURE IN BELGIUM 65 slight and tentative ; trifles, a little figure modelled in wax in someinterval of leisure, when he was impelled to express some hauntingreality, that painting could only render imperfectly ; a half-nakedpuddler,… … The Puddler. Bronze Statue. By C. Meunier. much attention. The powerful torso, the herculean arms, the tragicdepression of the face, were so lifelike, so intensely real, and yet so^fullof a noble eurythmy of line, that the work was enthusiasticallyacclaimed. On the other hand, this sculpture was…
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