French, 20th century, male.
Born 16 November 1876, in Montech; died 20 June 1953, in Carbonne.
Sculptor, painter, draughtsman. Figures, animals. Busts.
After following the advice of the sculpture-lovers in his family, Abbal became a pupil of Falguière and Mercié at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He started exhibiting at the Salon des Artistes Français from ...
Italian, 20th century, male.
Active in the USA.
Born 1884, in Villarosa; died 1972.
Sculptor.
French, 7th century, male.
Active in Limoges from 600 to 630.
Sculptor.
This artist is thought to be the Master of St Eloysius.
British, 19th century, female.
Active in Londonc.1886 and 1888.
Sculptor.
London (Royal Academy of Arts): two works
British, 19th century, male.
Sculptor.
George Abbott was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy from 1829 to 1867, chiefly of busts.
Egyptian, 20th century, male.
Born 1916, in Mallawi; died July 2004.
Sculptor. Animals.
Abdel Badi Abdel Hay studied sculpture in the free section of Cairo University's arts faculty. He often worked with hard stone such as granite, sometimes sculpting animal-like figures, elongating the surface area of his works to create work reminiscent of Pompon and Brancusi....
Egyptian, 20th century, male.
Born 1925; died 1988.
Sculptor, painter. Animals.
Salah Abdel Kerim studied at Cairo's faculty of art, continuing his studies in Italy and in Paris. He was appointed Professor of Decorative Art at the same faculty in Cairo and was later appointed Dean of Fine Arts in the city....
Dutch, 18th century, male.
Born 21 September 1727, in Brussels; died 12 April 1767.
Sculptor. Historical figures.
This artist was admitted to the Quatre Couronnés guild in Brussels on 13 May 1761.
Brussels: terracotta medallion of Emperor Joseph II at the age of 19
Swiss, 18th century, male.
Active probably in Schwyz.
Sculptor.
His hand is responsible for the figures of the donkey and the Christ, brought out every Palm Sunday at the parish church in Schwyz.
French, 20th century, male.
Born 1930, in Landerneau.
Sculptor (stone/marble/bronze).
Claude Abeille studied under Robert Couturier at the École Nationale des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. He was awarded the Prix Bourdelle in 1963 and was made a member of the Institut de France in 1992...
French, 20th century, male.
Born 1932, in Paris.
Painter, sculptor.
Following a career as a reporter and photographer, Michel Abeille returned to painting, which he had first taken up in his youth, in 1968. He exhibited his work in a private exhibition in Paris in ...
German, 16th century, male.
Active in Cologne.
DiedBernhard died 13 October 1563, Arnold died 14 February 1564.
Sculptors.
A contract signed on 28 April 1561 commissioned Bernhard and Arnold Abel to produce 24 marble reliefs for the tomb of Emperor Maximilian I in the church of the court in Innsbruck, Austria. Their brother Florian Abel, who worked as a painter in Prague, was commissioned to produce the sketches for these compositions, which drew on scenes from the Emperor's daily life. However, the two sculptors led a dissipated life which made work impossible. On a trip to the Netherlands, Arnold met the sculptor Alexandre Colin from Mechelen and commissioned him to carry out the work in his place. Both brothers died during attacks of delirium tremens. Only three reliefs were completed and, according to Colin, Bernhard and Arnold played little part in their production....
German, 16th century, male.
Active in Praguec.1560.
Died c. 1565.
Painter, draughtsman. Monuments.
Florian Abel was the brother of the sculptors Bernhard and Arnold Abel, and was commissioned to produce the sketches for the tomb of Emperor Maximilian, which was to be sculpted by his brothers. He was paid 249 florins and 40 kreutzer for this task. He is believed to have drawn the plan for Frederick I's memorial, which was sculpted by Colin, as well as plans for the memorials to Frederick's wife, the empress, and to Maximilian II. His will, dated ...
French, 16th century, male.
Active in Metz in 1596.
Sculptor, founder, metal worker.
School of Lorraine.
Working with four founders, Hutinet, Dubois, Sonois and Voitié, François Abel cast the bell of the cathedral of Metz in eastern France.
American, 20th century, female.
Born 1894, in Mount Healthy (Ohio), according to some sources, in Widdern (Germany).
Sculptor.
Swiss, 20th century, male.
Born 1885, in Zurich; died 1970.
Sculptor. Figures.
Lucerne, 30 Sept 1988: Female Torso (cement, h. 13 ins/33 cm) CHF 800
Flemish School, 19th century, male.
Born 28 January 1828, in Louvain; died 19 April 1881, in Louvain.
Sculptor. Religious subjects.
In his work, Michel Abelloos sought to return to the tradition of the early masters. He executed the high altar of the church of St Basil in Bruges after drawings by Baron Jean Béthune. He was also responsible for the impressive high altar of St-Cruces near Bruges. Other examples of his work can be found in Belgium, the north of France and England....
Dutch, 19th century, male.
Born in Louvain.
Sculptor. Religious subjects. Statues, busts.
Jean François Abeloos was a pupil of Karel Geerts. In 1855 he was made professor at the academy of arts in Louvain, replacing his former teacher. He produced a large number of sculptures, examples of which can be found in churches in Belgium. At the Brussels exhibition of ...
Bohemian School, 16th century, male.
Active in Prague, probably during the 16th century.
Painter, sculptor.
Simon Abels' work includes the altar in Prague's Týn church, a powerful combined work of sculpture and painting which was apparently inspired by Dürer's Virgin.
Swedish, 18th – 19th century, male.
Active still active in 1809.
Born c. 1760, in Sweden.
Sculptor. Statues, busts.
Frédérik Ulrik Aberg was the son of a modeller working at the royal palace in Stockholm. He studied with Johan Tobias Sergel, and also at the Stockholm royal academy of fine arts. His busts and medallions are considered to be more accomplished than his statues....
