Pol Bury was a Belgian sculptor who began his artistic career as a painter in the Jeune Peintre Belge and COBRA

COBRA (avant-garde movement)

COBRA was a European avant-garde movement active from 1948 to 1951. The name was coined in 1948 by Christian Dotremont from the initials of the members' home cities: Copenhagen , Brussels , Amsterdam .-History:...

 groups. Among his most famous works is the fountain-sculpture L'Octagon, located in San Francisco

San Francisco, California

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.

His work was included in a 2008 auction at Christie's

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, 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

Chelsea Art Museum

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's permanent collection.