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Adolphe Wansart

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167:. He described Wansart as an artist "whose strong Portrait of his Wife is a magnificent example of the modern feeling for volume with solid surfaces and large lines, without too great a deviation from nature or too strict an attachment to reality." In 1927, Wansart moved with his wife and son, Eric, to 155:. Henri Kerels' monograph on Wansart lists a total of 85 works: 68 monuments, compositions, and portraits, 13 medals, and 4 pieces of copperware. Wansart also sculpted several pieces featuring his wife, the artist 198:, highlighting its industrial and cultural heritage. Another significant piece is a six-meter-high statue of a knight with a shield and sword (1948–50), carved from blue stone. This knight symbolizes the 347: 330: 334: 190:
His largest works were created for the city of Liège. The most notable is the 24-meter-long relief titled "Liège, Arts et Sciences," which adorns the entrance to the
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at the Brussels Academy, where he increasingly focused on sculpture while continuing to draw and paint. He created
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in Brussels. He made his debut as a painter at the Brussels Salon in 1893, where he won the
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for his drawing "Wandering Souls." Adolphe eventually settled in
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Starting in 1897, Adolphe Wansart worked in the studio of
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to further Adolphe's studies. Adolphe became a student of
210:. Wansart passed away at the age of 80, and an avenue in 259:Beeldhouwwerken en assemblages 19de en 20ste eeuw 392: 367:L’impressionnisme et le fauvisme en Belgique 316:, jaargang 22 (1925), deel XLII, p. 65-76. 240: 238: 293:"Het medaille-oeuvre van Adolphe Wansart" 272:De 19de-eeuwse Belgische beeldhouwkunst 235: 393: 337:, Studia 90. Volume III, p. 1796-1801. 163:Exhibition, was praised by art critic 81:and died October 3, 1954 (aged 80) in 348:Palais des fêtes de la Ville de Liège 264: 16:Belgian artist, sculptor (1873–1954) 327:Beeldhouwkunst in België vanaf 1830 13: 319: 257:Dorine Cardyn-Oomen et al. (1986) 175:, while maintaining his studio in 14: 432: 325:Cor Engelen en Mieke Marx (2002) 270:Jacques van Lennep (red.) (1990) 110:Henriette Marie Augustine Frazier 101:Adolphe Wansart was the son of 340: 302: 285: 251: 223: 1: 335:Rijksarchief in de provinciën 217: 356: 350:op de Franstalige Knowledge. 96: 77:, born October 18, 1873, in 68:Painter, Sculptor, Medallist 7: 179:. He primarily designed in 10: 437: 274:. Brussel: Generale Bank. 232:n° 1114, via FamilySearch. 183:but produced his works in 122:Royal Academy of Fine Arts 64: 56: 42: 28: 21: 214:was named in his honor. 46:3 October 1954 (aged 80) 137:Charles Van der Stappen 106:Henri Guillaume Wansart 363:Serge Goyens de Heusch 200:Burgundian Netherlands 331:Algemeen Rijksarchief 291:Stefan De Lombaert, 244:Henri Kerels (1955) 308:Leo Van Puyvelde, 145:funerary monuments 118:Jan Frans Portaels 406:Belgian sculptors 280:978-90-94015-31-2 72: 71: 428: 411:Belgian painters 369:, Anvers/Paris, 351: 346:Zie het artikel 344: 338: 323: 317: 310:"Kunstberichten" 306: 300: 289: 283: 268: 262: 255: 249: 242: 233: 227: 192:Palais des Fêtes 165:Leo Van Puyvelde 126:Godecharle Prize 85:, was a Belgian 19: 18: 436: 435: 431: 430: 429: 427: 426: 425: 391: 390: 386:978-906153179-1 359: 354: 345: 341: 324: 320: 307: 303: 297:Flash medailles 290: 286: 269: 265: 256: 252: 246:Adolphe Wansart 243: 236: 228: 224: 220: 204:Pont des Arches 169:Rueil-Malmaison 161:Ghent Triennial 99: 75:Adolphe Wansart 52: 47: 38: 33: 32:18 October 1873 24: 23:Adolphe Wansart 17: 12: 11: 5: 434: 424: 423: 418: 413: 408: 403: 389: 388: 371:Fonds Mercator 358: 355: 353: 352: 339: 318: 301: 284: 263: 250: 234: 221: 219: 216: 98: 95: 70: 69: 66: 62: 61: 58: 54: 53: 48: 44: 40: 39: 34: 30: 26: 25: 22: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 433: 422: 419: 417: 414: 412: 409: 407: 404: 402: 399: 398: 396: 387: 383: 380: 376: 372: 368: 364: 361: 360: 349: 343: 336: 332: 328: 322: 315: 311: 305: 298: 294: 288: 282:. p. 294-295. 281: 277: 273: 267: 260: 254: 247: 241: 239: 231: 226: 222: 215: 213: 209: 205: 201: 197: 193: 188: 186: 182: 178: 174: 170: 166: 162: 158: 154: 150: 146: 143:, memorials, 142: 138: 133: 131: 127: 123: 119: 115: 111: 107: 104: 94: 92: 88: 84: 80: 76: 67: 65:Occupation(s) 63: 59: 55: 51: 45: 41: 37: 31: 27: 20: 375:Albin Michel 366: 342: 326: 321: 313: 304: 296: 287: 271: 266: 258: 253: 245: 230:Geboorteakte 225: 189: 157:Lucie Desmet 134: 109: 105: 100: 74: 73: 421:1954 deaths 401:1873 births 329:. Brussel: 57:Citizenship 395:Categories 314:Onze kunst 218:References 357:Resources 103:Brigadier 97:Biography 416:Verviers 114:Brussels 91:sculptor 83:Brussels 79:Verviers 50:Brussels 36:Verviers 185:Belgium 171:, near 153:reliefs 120:at the 87:painter 60:Belgian 384:  278:  181:France 151:, and 149:medals 212:Uccle 208:Liège 196:Liège 177:Uccle 173:Paris 141:busts 130:Uccle 382:ISBN 379:1988 276:ISBN 108:and 89:and 43:Died 29:Born 333:en 206:in 397:: 377:, 365:, 312:, 295:, 237:^ 187:. 147:, 132:. 93:. 373:/ 299:.

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Verviers
Brussels
Verviers
Brussels
painter
sculptor
Brigadier
Brussels
Jan Frans Portaels
Royal Academy of Fine Arts
Godecharle Prize
Uccle
Charles Van der Stappen
busts
funerary monuments
medals
reliefs
Lucie Desmet
Ghent Triennial
Leo Van Puyvelde
Rueil-Malmaison
Paris
Uccle
France
Belgium
Palais des Fêtes
Liège
Burgundian Netherlands
Pont des Arches
Liège

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