Fernand Dubois
On the front of the base the quote "Regarder la Vie et en Rire"
Bears the inscription "cire perdue" and foundry name
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Fernand Dubois (Belgian, 1861 - 1939) was a symbolist sculptor, engraver and medallist. He also designed furniture, carpets, jewelry, religious and profane utensils.
He settled in Brussels in 1877 and attended the free studio of Charles Van der Stappen (1843-1910) for seven years.
He became a teacher at l'École professionnelle d'art appliqué (Professional School of Applied Art) in Brussels (1894).
Fernand Dubois participated in exhibitions of the artists' group Les XX (in 1883, 1888 and 1893) and of Le Salon de la Libre Esthétique (from 1893 until 1914), the artists' group founded in 1893 as the successor to Les XX, which had collapsed after ten years due to internal strife.
Fernand Dubois married Emma Crame, daughter and only child of Gustave-Émile Crame and Déglé Delpire, in 1920 they bought into the ancient dynasti of Crame pottery in Bouffioulx, which saw the light as early as the 16th century with Georges Crame.
Museums: Bruxelles, musée du Cinquantenaire, Saint-Gilles (Bruxelles), Maison Horta