Pierrot's Getting His Cats To Sing - Ernest Wante (1872-1960)

"The vocal lesson"

Sculpture in bronze with a dark brown patina
Raised on a red marble base

Belgian school
circa 1910
total height 48 cm

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Biography :
Ernest Wante (1872-1960) was a Belgian painter and sculptor. Born in Ghent, he studied at the Drawing School of Sint-Niklaas, at the Royal Academy of Antwerp and at the Higher Institute of Fine Arts in Antwerp. In 1893, he won the Godecharle prize, which enabled him to go on a study trip to Germany. He has long been a professor at the Antwerp Academy.

Knowing success, Ernest Wante exhibited his painted and sculpted works in Belgium and abroad. He painted landscapes and portraits, but was also known for his frescoes and religious compositions. The wall decorations of this artist are kept in the college churches of Brussels and Antwerp, Bruges, Ghent and Shanghai.