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BUSTE ROMAIN DE VIDTS

BUSTE ROMAIN DE VIDTS
BUSTE ROMAIN DE VIDTS (WERNER HEYNDRICKX) The romantic city park boasts a large variety of plants and trees, originating from all continents.  Close to the park exit into the Parklaan, along one of the paths, is a classical bust, the ‘portrait of Romain De Vidts’, mayor of Sint-Niklaas from 1947 to 1962. The sculpture was…
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BALLERINA

BALLERINA
BALLERINA (MARIETTE TEUGELS) Arriving at the Hofstraat you encounter the ‘Ballerina’. The sculptor, Mariette Teugels, is fascinated by the beauty of the young female dancer and wants to depict the figure as realistically as possible. The young dancer bends her lithe body deeply forward and graciously ties the silk ribbons of one of her pointes.…
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ZITTEND NAAKT

ZITTEND NAAKT
ZITTEND NAAKT (WILLY KREITZ) In a flowerbed in the Stationsstraat, near the Market Square, our attention is drawn to the tranquility and elegance exuded by the bronze sculpture "Zittend Naakt – Seated Nude" by Willy Kreitz. This 1955 sculpture’s aim is simply “to be beautiful". It celebrates the beauty of the human figure. The seated…
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FIGUUR IN LOVER

FIGUUR IN LOVER
FIGUUR IN LOVER (JAN ALFONS KEUSTERMANS) In the Hospitaalstraat, opposite the hospital, is a bas-relief ‘Figuur in Lover’,(‘Figure in Foliage’), on the wall near the entrance of ‘De Plataan’, a care home for elderly people needing extra care, due to their vulnerability. The poignancy of the residents’ situation is sensitively portrayed by the artist. The…
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