# Pol Bury

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{{Short description|Belgian sculptor (1922–2005)}}
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thumb|Portrait of Pol Bury
'''Pol Bury''' (26 April 1922 – 28 September 2005) was a [Belgian](/source/Belgians) [sculptor](/source/sculptor) who began his artistic career as a painter in the [Jeune Peintre Belge](/source/Jeune_Peintre_Belge) and [COBRA](/source/COBRA_(avant-garde_movement)) groups. Among his most famous works is the fountain-sculpture L'Octagon, located in [San Francisco](/source/San_Francisco%2C_California).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/12/20/NS4MTFVTS.DTL&hw=&sn=015&sc=915|title=San Francisco rooftop gardens, for fresh air or a brown-bag lunch|last=Todd|first=Gail|date=2007-12-20|work=San Francisco Chronicle|accessdate=2009-01-19}}{{dead link|date=February 2026|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

In 1999, [Louis Stern Fine Arts](/source/Louis_Stern_Fine_Arts) in West Hollywood, California, in cooperation with Galerie Louis Carré & Cie, Paris, exhibited ''Pol Bury: Fountains and Other Intriguing Works''. This exhibition was part of the Absolut-L.A. International Biennial Art Invitational, which was also known as the L.A. International. The exhibition received a favorable review by critic David Pagel from the ''Los Angeles Times.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pagel |first=David |date=1999-08-27 |title=These Trippy Sculptures Explore the Low-Tech Possibilities |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-aug-27-ca-4049-story.html |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

His work was included in a 2008 auction at [Christie's](/source/Christie's), the lot said to be the first of its kind in this kind of work.<ref name="chr">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/13/arts/design/13anti.html?pagewanted=print|title=Making Wood Furniture, Early American Style |last=Moonan|first=Wendy|date=2008-06-13|work=The New York Times|accessdate=2009-01-19}}</ref> Among other locations, Bury's work is included in the [Chelsea Art Museum](/source/Chelsea_Art_Museum)'s permanent collection.
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Category:Belgian abstract painters
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