Pol Bury, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pol Bury

painter and sculptor from Belgium

Date of Birth: 26-Apr-1922

Place of Birth: Haine-Saint-Pierre, Wallonia, Belgium

Date of Death: 28-Sep-2005

Profession: poet, painter, sculptor, university teacher, designer

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Pol Bury (26 April 1922 – 28 September 2005) was a Belgian sculptor who began his artistic career as a painter in the Jeune Peintre Belge and COBRA groups.
Among his most famous works is the fountain-sculpture L'Octagon, located in San Francisco.His work was included in a 2008 auction at Christie's, the lot said to be the first of its kind in this kind of work.
Among other locations, Bury's work is included in the Chelsea Art Museum's permanent collection.