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Jef LAMBEAUX (1852-1908). The Two Friends, first half of the 20th century. Plaster, 12.5 x 8 cm, height 9 cm. In 1883, Jef Lambeaux was a founding member of the Brussels avant-garde group Les Vingt. His work includes Le Faune mordu, which was shown at the Brussels (1897) and Paris (1900) World Fairs, but was the focus of a controversy over nudes at the 1905 World Fair in Liège, where it was covered with a veil. Another major work is Les Passions humaines (1886), a marble bas-relief that was incorporated into Victor Horta's pavilion in the Parc du Cinquantenaire, for which he received a medal of honour at the 1900 World's Fair in Paris. He was appointed member of the Royal Academy of Belgium in 1903.
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Jef LAMBEAUX (1852-1908). The Two Friends, first half of the 20th century. Plaster, 12.5 x 8 cm, height 9 cm. In 1883, Jef Lambeaux was a founding member of the Brussels avant-garde group Les Vingt. His work includes Le Faune mordu, which was shown at the Brussels (1897) and Paris (1900) World Fairs, but was the focus of a controversy over nudes at the 1905 World Fair in Liège, where it was covered with a veil. Another major work is Les Passions humaines (1886), a marble bas-relief that was incorporated into Victor Horta's pavilion in the Parc du Cinquantenaire, for which he received a medal of honour at the 1900 World's Fair in Paris. He was appointed member of the Royal Academy of Belgium in 1903.
