Artist name of Antoine Joseph Van Den Kerckhove (Brussels 1848 - 1910)
Bust of a girl
Circa 1890
Terracotta H. 31 cm
Signed: Ant. Nelson
A few small chips
A skilled Brussels sculptor from a family of Flemish artists from Antwerp, Antoine Joseph Van Den Kerckhove signed his works “Anton Nelson”. Half putto, half femme fatale, this intriguing fantasy bust is in the half modern half Clodionist genre also exploited by Carrier-Belleuse