CAST BY VERBEYST FONDEUR BRUSSELS AFTER THE MODEL BY ABRAHAM HESSELINK, CIRCA 1890

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Atque Petierunt Oblivisci, a patinated bronze plaque
Cast by Verbeyst Fondeur Brussels after the model by Abraham Hesselink, circa 1890
The Symbolistic relief depicting a group of men drinking from a nap held by a seated winged female with two wretched men sitting at her feet, underlined with the text Atque Petierunt Oblivisci (They drank to forget)
83 x 68cm.
Signed A. Hesselink, foundry mark Verbeyst Fondeur Bruxelles
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Abraham Hesselink (1862-1930) was a student at the Rijksacademie Amsterdam and in Brussels with Van der Stappen where this work was made. Works by his hand are also in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Most likely the present lot is a unique cast.

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