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DE SCHAAPHERDER

DE SCHAAPHERDER
DE SCHAAPHERDER (FRANS HEIRBAUT) In rural Sinaai, numerous shepherds used to wander with their flocks. One of them was Jef Smekens, the sculptor’s neighbour. The shepherd and his faithful dog  are inseparable, they need each other. The man in boots stands still for a moment, one hand rests on his staff, the overcoat spread open…
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DE ZWEMMERS

DE ZWEMMERS
DE ZWEMMERS (WERNER HEYNDRICKX) This plaster work is the model for the actual bas-relief in white stone, on display in the swimming pool Sinbad. The statue was first modelled in clay, then cast in plaster and finally transferred to the white stone with the help of a compass. It is therefore not a ‘direct carving’.…
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ADOLESCENTE

ADOLESCENTE
ADOLESCENTE (ALPHONSE DARVILLE) In a letter, from Alphonse Darville to Kunst in de Stad, dated March 12, 1988, the artist offers them an early work in marble, on the condition that they pay its transportation costs. He calls it "La statue de marbre de mes 20 ans".  The work had until then been displayed in…
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BUSTE KAREL MECHIELS

BUSTE KAREL MECHIELS
BUSTE KAREL MECHIELS (ALBERT TERSAGO) MECHIELS Karel (1927 – 2017) Painter, draughtsman, pastelist, aquarellist and etcher. Studied at the academy of Sint-Niklaas. Continued his studies after the war at the academy and the Higher Institute of Antwerp. Won several prizes: in 1949 the ‘Prize Laurent Meeus’; in 1951 the ‘Prize Burgemeester Camille Huysmans’; in 1952…
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