Pol Bury

Portrait of Pol Bury

Pol Bury (26 April 1922 – 28 September 2005) was a Belgian sculptor who began his artistic career as a painter in the Jeune Peintre Belge and COBRA groups. Among his most famous works is the fountain-sculpture L'Octagon, located in San Francisco.[1]

In 1999, Louis Stern Fine Arts in West Hollywood, California, in cooperation with Galerie Louis Carré & Cie, Paris, exhibited Pol Bury: Fountains and Other Intriguing Works. This exhibition was part of the Absolut-L.A. International Biennial Art Invitational, which was also known as the L.A. International. The exhibition received a favorable review by critic David Pagel from the Los Angeles Times.[2]

His work was included in a 2008 auction at Christie's, the lot said to be the first of its kind in this kind of work.[3] Among other locations, Bury's work is included in the Chelsea Art Museum's permanent collection. [4]

  1. ^ Todd, Gail (20 December 2007). "San Francisco rooftop gardens, for fresh air or a brown-bag lunch". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  2. ^ Pagel, David (27 August 1999). "These Trippy Sculptures Explore the Low-Tech Possibilities". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  3. ^ Moonan, Wendy (13 June 2008). "Making Wood Furniture, Early American Style". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  4. ^ Rubenstein, Raphael (1 November 2002). "Chelsea Museum Opens". Art in America. Brant Publications, Inc. Retrieved 19 January 2009.