During the years 1897-1899, George Minne designed several works that are in line with the graceful Art Nouveau style, such as 'Small Injured Figure' from 1898 and 'Woman Bathing' from 1899. The wooden sculpture 'The Bricklayer' from 1897, originally intended for a stairwell in a house designed by Victor Horta, is also in keeping with the Art Nouveau concept in which sculpture is given a decorative function in interior design. The motif is derived from a drawing of a resting farmer.
| Artist |
George Minne
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| Title | The Bricklayer |
| Date | ca. 1897 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Collection | sculpture AAT |
| Object type | wood AAT |
| Inventory number | 1951-L |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
Horta, Victor (coll.) Brussels 1951 |
| Current whereabouts | Work on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1951-L |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/2265/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
31A2321
leaning forward
Iconclass
31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31D14 adult man Iconclass 46A17 working class, labourers Iconclass 46A170 Labour Iconclass 47B231 brick works Iconclass 47G building activities Iconclass 47G312 brick-layer at work Iconclass 47G5 building materials Iconclass 47G53 clay and sand, etc. ~ building material Iconclass 47G532 tiles, bricks ~ building material Iconclass 61B2(VICTOR HORTA) historical person (VICTOR HORTA) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Symbolism (artistic concept) AAT |
| George Minne en de kunst rond 1900 (Tentoonstelling Gent, Museum voor Schone Kunsten, 18.09.1982 - 05.12.1982) / Robert Hoozee, Monique Tahon-Vanroose, Albert Alhadeff. - Brussel : Gemeentekrediet, 1982 (p. 138-139, cat. 64 (ill.)) |
| Der Kuss der Sphinx : Symbolismus in Belgien (Ausstellung Wien, BA-CA Kunstforum, 16. Oktober 2007 - 3. Februar 2008) / Michel Draguet, Dominique Marechal, Sabine Plakolm-Forsthuber. - Wien : BA-CA Kunstforum, 2007 |
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