MUSEUM FIGURINES AND GIFTS 

CS11MAG Coasters, Ø 10 cm. - set of 4 in metal holder 

René Magritte (1898-1967)  

René Magritte was a world renowned Belgian surrealist painter. His most famous work is undoubtedly ‘La Trahison des images’ [the Treachery of Images] that bears the words ‘Ceci n’est pas une pipe’ under the realistic depiction of a pipe.

Art is merely imagination and imagination was René Magritte’s strength.

In his search for reality he utilised recurring visual elements in his paintings including the man in the bowler hat or the cloud theme.

The word museum came down to us – through the Latin – from the Greek word mouseion which means place or temple dedicated to the Muses, the Greek goddesses of art. The Mouseion of Alexandria (Egypt) laid the basis for the Latin word museum in its contemporary meaning; the aforementioned Mouseion was a training centre where learned men were freed from obligation so they could devote themselves entirely to studying writings. The form we are acquainted with, a building which contains collections of paintings, sculptures and other art objects, developed during the Renaissance.

BODYTALK & OTHER BRONZES 

WU71832 Lady Justice, h. 31 cm.

Justice, goddess of justice in ancient Rome, is very popular. With blindfold, scales and sword. 

Stylish bronze sculptures of men and women, lovers, ballet and yoga but also of samurai & others.

DUBOUT, the famous cat collection

DUB83 Commode, h. 16 cm. 

Figurines, glass paperweights and coasters, ceramics & others. 

Albert Dubout (France, 1905-1976)

It is common knowledge that cats sit on and crawl into everything. They like to lie in a drawer on top of clean laundry to take a nice nap. They also like to play with ribbons, rope and with each other. The Dubout kittens are no exception ..

When the renowned French illustrator and caricaturist Albert Dubout puts his pen to paper to sketch his feline companions, he depicts his cats as we all know them.

Cats in multitudes and cats all alone, cats in mischief and cats at rest, cats with their kittens and cats in love, cats on the prowl and cats at their best.

FORCHINO

Professions & Cars

FO85547 THE GOLFER IN THE ROUGH, 23 x 23 x h. 46 cm.

From the early 1980’s, Guillermo Forchino (1952) experiments with various materials to create works of art in volume. This research began at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Rosario, Argentina and then continued with three years of studies in art restoration and conservation at the Sorbonne University in Paris, France. At the end of the 1980’s, Forchino chose poly resins to create figures and scenes that resemble the world of comic strip and cartoon characters. They are typically unusual and humorous subjects, always handled with humor and finesse and given a soul.

Guillermo Forchino lives and works in Paris in his workshop two steps away from the Père Lachaise cemetery.

The Comic Art of Guillermo Forchino is now available for a larger group of art lovers in the form of limited edition, numbered series.

JACKY ZEGERS 

Animal Figurines

JZ20 DOGTOWER, h. 59 cm.

Jacky Zegers (1972) lives and works in Arnhem (NL). Her work primarily consists of sculptures and paintings.

Working as a maths teacher it slowly dawned on her that she couldn’t live on formulas and numbers alone.

In 2006 she decided to follow her heart and become an artist. Self-taught, she is inspired by nature.

The symmetry and patterns that can be found there are incorporated into her work. She doesn’t hide her love of bright colours and exaggerated shapes. Her work exudes positivity and that is her intention.