Portfolio Category: walk-red route

ZANGERTJE (LODE EYCKERMANS) In the immediate vicinity of ‘Najade’ (Alphonse Darville) the street is embellished by   the statues, ‘Zangertje (Little Singer)’ -1942- and ‘Tine’ -1960. Comparing these statues gives an interesting insight in the evolution of style. ‘Zangertje’ is all purity and simplicity. The single decorative accent in the hairdo emphasises the frail nudity. The…

TINE (LODE EYCKERMANS) In the immediate vicinity of ‘Najade’ (by Alphons Darville) the street is embellished by ‘Zangertje (Little Singer)’ - 1942, and ‘Tine’ - 1960, both  by Lode Eyckermans. It is interesting to compare the two statues in function of the style evolution they illustrate. Looking at ‘Tine’ one notices the expressive resilience of…

SLAVINNETJE (ERNEST WIJNANTS) ‘Slavinnetje’ (‘Little slave’) is sculpted in 1917. Stripped of all clothing, in her nakedness she evokes even  more vulnerability than the statues ‘Bacchante’ and ‘Gratie’. She is standing upright, diginified, her eyes closed and her hands stretched forward. She appears one and all ‘givenness’. Slavinnetje is related to a larger group of…

GRATIE (ERNEST WIJNANTS) The sculpture ‘Gratie’ (Grace) dates from 1917. As he repeatedly does, the sculptor has added a subtle exotic accent to this classical looking work. This is especially noticeable in the original shape of the hairdo. ‘Gratie’ is part of the group of sculptures ‘Drie Gratiën’ (Three Graces), the break-through work for Wijnants.…