Vintage cubist bronze sculpture "The Twins" by Willy Kessels, 1920s

Cubist Bronze Sculpture 'The Twins' by Willy Kessels - 1920s Biography: Willy Kessels (Dendermonde, 1898-1974) studied architecture in 1916 in Sint-Lucas and sculpture at the Academy of fine arts in Ghent and starts in 1919 to work as an architect and designer in Brussels under the auspices of the architect Georges Hobbé. There he photographs all works and there his love for photography is growing. In 1926 he begins to focus on the photography and is also exhibiting, with other artists like Baugniet, Victor Bourgeois and Henri van de Velde. In 1925 his work was already on display at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris. His designs for applied art, furniture, statues and photos are receiving more and more attention and are greatly appreciated. However, he decided in 1930 to focus only on photography. In 1932 and 1933 he exhibited along with other photographers as Germaine Krull, André Kertesz, Laszlo Mhly-Nagy and Man Ray on the Exposition Internationale de la photographie et du film at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. He's also working as a photographer to the film Misere au Borinage from 1933 by Joris Ivens and Henri Storck. Reference : 250412