Jacques Dufrane "Rooster" sculpture, metal assemblage

A proud barnyard animal, this rooster is made from assembled metal parts. He has a handsome appearance with his raised leg and long tail, and surveys his surroundings with his large, round eye.
Brutalist sculpture signed Jacques Dufrane.
Dimensions: H: 36.5 x 37 x 20 cm, D: 7.2 kg. Circular base with a radius of 20 cm.
Provenance: piece from a private collection, acquired from a gallery in 2008.

The artist, Jacques Dufrane, is Belgian, born in 1947 in Binche. Passionate about art but initially working as a foundryman in an industrial setting, Jacques Dufrane draws all his inspiration from this professional experience, both in terms of techniques and motifs. Having become a painter, sculptor, and assemblage artist, he uses these small, carefully selected and welded metal pieces to create unique works that are also like an ode to metallurgy.

Exhibitions:
Serge Mendjiski Gallery (Saint Paul de Vence - France) from 1996 to 1999.
Espac'Art Gallery (Saint Symphorien) in 2000 and 2001.
Galerie Frédéric Collong (Saint Paul de Vence - France) from 2000 and 2001
International Gallery (Pont de Loup - Belgium) from 2000 to 2003.
Galerie du Drapeau Blanc (La Louvière) in 2004.
David Hocquet Gallery (Charleroi) from 2004 to 2010.
Galerie Bonhomme (Liège) from 2006 to 2009.
Galerie L'Impression (Dinant) in 2007.
Vincent Huot Gallery (Brussels) in 2008 and 2009.
Pol Cavillot Gallery (Brussels) in 2009.
Keunekapelle Gallery (Koksijde) in 2011.
Galerie Venta (Liège) in 2012.
Radeski Gallery (Liège) in 2013.
Gallery 713 (Knokke) in 2016.
François Giraudeau Gallery (Ile de Ré, France).
Luxembourg Motor Show in 1999, 2000, 2001.
"Linéart" Exhibition - Ghent 2000-2003 and 2007-2008

Distinctions:
- First prize for sculpture at the 6th La Louvière Biennial of Visual Arts in 1998.
-First prize at the 17th Biennale of Francité in Uccle in 2008