Albéric Collin (6 April 1886 – 27 February 1962) was a
Belgian
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animalier
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sculptor. In 1920 he won a gold medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "La Force" ("Strength").
References
Further reading
* René Édouard-Joseph, ''Dictionnaire biographique des artistes contemporains, tome 1, A-E'', Art & Édition, 1930, p. 308
* ''L'orientalisme et l'africanisme dans l'art belge . 19e et 20e siècle'', exhibition catalogue, Brussels, Galerie CGER, 14 September - 11 November 1984
External links
Delarge: COLLIN, Albéric
''Alberic Collin'', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 accessed 24 Dec 2021
OxfordArtOnline.com - Benezit(subscription required)
1886 births
1962 deaths
Olympic gold medalists in art competitions
20th-century Belgian sculptors
Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Olympic competitors in art competitions
Art competitors at the 1920 Summer Olympics
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