Vitor Horta
Fernando Pessoa
Sculpture in white limestone and iron
Dim: 6.5x11.5x15cm
Signed by the artist
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Vitor Horta
Fernando Pessoa
Sculpture in white limestone and iron
Dim: 6.5x11.5x15cm
Signed by the artist
Shipping costs are available in our Shipping Policy. After payment confirmation, the artwork is prepared for dispatch. Verification, packaging and logistics validation may take up to 5 working days.
Free returns within 14 days. To return an artwork, simply go to the Returns Policy page and fill in the form, indicating the preferred collection date. After our confirmation, the courier will collect from the indicated address.
Buyer Protection removes any risk of fraud from our platform. P55.ART will resolve the situation if the purchased item does not match its description. We only send the purchase amount to the seller after the customer receives the artwork and is satisfied with their purchase.
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Victor Pierre Horta (born in 1861 – died in 1947) was a talented Belgian architect, a seminal figure in the movement Art NouveauHe began his training at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent and Brussels. Horta marked a milestone in modernist architecture with the construction of the Tassel House in Brussels, Belgium (1892-1893). This residence is considered an emblematic example of early modernism because it was the first private dwelling to use the iron as a constructive and decorative element, with its design Innovative design that replaces the traditional corridor with an octagonal space and iron staircase.
Following the same aesthetic line, the architect carried out similar works such as Autrique House (1893) and the Winsinger House (1895-1896). At the end of the 19th century, he completed more ambitious projects in Brussels, Belgiumlike the Solvay House (1895-1900) and the urban residence for Baron Van Eetvelde (1897-1900), also undertaking the interior decoration. Horta continued to receive large-scale commissions, all executed in Brussels, Belgiumincluding the People's House (1896-1899), and the shopping center L'Innovation (1901-1903). Your production of design His architecture was exhibited internationally, notably at the Universal Exposition in Paris, France, in 1900, where he presented pieces of furniture and... design.
His architectural approach evolved towards a more rigorous aesthetic in his later years, evident in the reinforced concrete construction of the Palace of Fine Arts in Brussels (1922-1928). He was a professor and director of the Academy of Fine Arts. Currently, his former residence and studio in Brussels is preserved as the Horta Museum.
