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Lucien Hoffman | |
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Born | 1891 |
Died | 1951 |
Nationality | Belgian |
Education | Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels |
Known for | Portraits, busts, and bas-reliefs |
Notable work |
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Lucien Hoffman (born in Brussels in 1891, died in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre in 1951) was a Belgian sculptor, pupil of Victor Rousseau. [1]
Lucien Hoffman is the son of Guillaume-François Hoffman, painter and professor of anatomy (sometimes called Frans Hoffman, [2] born in 1863) and the brother of the painter and designer Charles Hoffman (1900-1973).
Lucien Hoffman was a student at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels from 1909 to 1914 and from 1918 to 1920. [3]
He was a professor in this academy from 1922 to 1951. [3] During this period, he regularly participated in the triennial exhibitions which took place in Ghent, Antwerp and Brussels. [3]
He maintains close contact with the painter Jacob Smits, for whom he sculpted his portrait in 1925. [3]
Lucien Hoffman's work is mostly portraits, busts, and bas-reliefs [3]
He is the author of the Battle of Saint Georges, [4] one of the two bas-reliefs bordering the monument dedicated to général Dossin de Saint-Georges [5] (1854-1936), located near the porch of the Cambre Abbey in Ixelles.
His sculptures (as well as those of other artists) also decorate the city hall of Forest [6]
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Lucien Hoffman | |
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Born | 1891 |
Died | 1951 |
Nationality | Belgian |
Education | Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels |
Known for | Portraits, busts, and bas-reliefs |
Notable work |
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Lucien Hoffman (born in Brussels in 1891, died in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre in 1951) was a Belgian sculptor, pupil of Victor Rousseau. [1]
Lucien Hoffman is the son of Guillaume-François Hoffman, painter and professor of anatomy (sometimes called Frans Hoffman, [2] born in 1863) and the brother of the painter and designer Charles Hoffman (1900-1973).
Lucien Hoffman was a student at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels from 1909 to 1914 and from 1918 to 1920. [3]
He was a professor in this academy from 1922 to 1951. [3] During this period, he regularly participated in the triennial exhibitions which took place in Ghent, Antwerp and Brussels. [3]
He maintains close contact with the painter Jacob Smits, for whom he sculpted his portrait in 1925. [3]
Lucien Hoffman's work is mostly portraits, busts, and bas-reliefs [3]
He is the author of the Battle of Saint Georges, [4] one of the two bas-reliefs bordering the monument dedicated to général Dossin de Saint-Georges [5] (1854-1936), located near the porch of the Cambre Abbey in Ixelles.
His sculptures (as well as those of other artists) also decorate the city hall of Forest [6]