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[[File:Brabançonne Place Surlet de Chokier 01.JPG|right|250px|thumb|[[The Brabançonne]], Brussels, 1930]]
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'''Charles Samuel''' (1862 - 1939) was a Belgian sculptor, engraver and medalist.
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[[File:Charles Samuel, La Fortune (1894), KBS-FRB 03.jpg|thumb|[[La Fortune]] (1894), Collection [[King Baudouin Foundation]]]]
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[[File:Brabançonne Place Surlet de Chokier 01.JPG|thumb|La Brabançonne, Brussels, 1930.]]
'''Charles Samuel''' (29 December 1862, in [[Brussels]] &ndash; 3 February 1938 or 1939, in [[Cannes]]<ref>Mary Bouquet, Nuno Porto, ''Science, Magic and Religion: The Ritual Processes of Museum Magic'', 2006, p. 79.</ref>) was a Belgian sculptor, engraver and medalist.


== Life ==
== Life ==
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Samuel was born in Brussels and trained there. He studied engraving with Léopold Wiener, sculpture with [[Eugène Simonis]], [[Joseph Jaquet]] and [[Charles van der Stappen]], and medal-making with the goldsmith and sculptor [[Philippe Wolfers]]. He began his career in 1889, from his house and workshop in Ixelles, which was the first project of noted Belgian architect [[Henri Van Dievoet]]. His work was part of the [[Art competitions at the 1936 Summer Olympics#Sculpture|sculpture event]] in the [[Art competitions at the 1936 Summer Olympics|art competition]] at the [[1936 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/1005176 |title=Charles Samuel |work=Olympedia |accessdate=18 August 2020}}</ref>


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His wife was the French pianist [[Clotilde Kleeberg]].
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Samuel was born in Brussels and trained there. He studied engraving with Léopold Wiener, sculpture with [[Eugène Simonis]], Joseph Jaquet and [[Charles van der Stappen]], and medal-making with the goldsmith and sculptor [[Philippe Wolfers]]. He began his career in 1889, from his house and workshop in Ixelles, which was the first project of noted Belgian architect [[Henri Van Dievoet]].

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His wife was the French pianist Clotilde Kleeberg.


== Work ==
== Work ==

* monument to the novelist [[Charles De Coster]] at the [[Place Flagey]] in Ixelles, modeled by [[Neel Doff]], 1894
* monument to the novelist [[Charles De Coster]] at the [[Place Flagey]] in Ixelles, modeled by [[Neel Doff]], 1894
* work at the [[Botanical Garden of Brussels]], circa 1898
* ''The Lion'', [[Botanical Garden of Brussels]], circa 1898
* figure of [[The Brabançonne]] (Belgian national anthem), Surlet de Chokier square, Brussels, 1930
* female figuration of [[Brabançonne|La Brabançonne]] (Belgian national anthem, in French language of female though in Dutch of male [[grammatical gender]]), Surlet de Chokier square, Brussels, 1930
* bronze military memorial at the [[Ixelles Cemetery]]
* bronze military memorial at the [[Ixelles Cemetery]]
* [[:commons:Category:Vuakusu Batetela defends a woman from an Arab|''Vuakusu Batetela defends a woman from an Arab'']]


==Notes==
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==Further reading==
* J. Ogonovsky, "Samuel, Charles", in J. Van Lennep (ed.), ''De 19de-eeuwse Belgische beeldhouwkunst, catalogus n.a.v. tentoonstelling G-Bank Brussel 5/10-15/12/1990'' (exhibition catalogue), Brussel, 1990, pp.&nbsp;550–553
* Darmon, Adrian M., 2003: ''Autour de l'art juif: encyclopédie des peintres, photographes et sculpteurs'', p.&nbsp;330, Carnot
* Pol Defosse, 2005: ''Dictionnaire historique de la laïcité en Belgique'', p.282, Luc Pire Editions
* [https://inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/erfgoedobjecten/58771 Beeld Tijl en Nele Inventaris.OnroerendErfgoed.be - Beeld Tijl en Nele]
* [https://www.oxfordartonline.com/benezit/display/10.1093/benz/9780199773787.001.0001/acref-9780199773787-e-00160045;jsessionid=58E1D8ED691F2E58617A555685259E31 Benezit Dictionary of Artists: Samuel, Charles] (subscription access only)
* [https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/90026 RKD.nl: Charles Samuel]
* ''Le Soir'' (Belgicapress), 5 February 1938: obituary
* N. Hostyn, "Symbolistische beeldhouwkunst in België", ''Vlanderen'' 53 (2004), p.&nbsp;28
* F. Scholten, "Charles Samuels 'Nele', model, fragment, cliché", ''Bulletin van het Rijksmuseum'' 56 (2008), pp.&nbsp;192–201
* Thieme/Becker 1907–1950 , vol. 29 (1935), p.&nbsp;377

==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline}}

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Latest revision as of 17:00, 29 March 2023

Charles Samuel
The Lion, Botanical Garden of Brussels
Born(1862-12-29)29 December 1862
Brussels
Died3 February 1938(1938-02-03) (aged 75)
Cannes
NationalityBelgian
Known forsculpture
La Fortune (1894), Collection King Baudouin Foundation
La Brabançonne, Brussels, 1930.

Charles Samuel (29 December 1862, in Brussels – 3 February 1938 or 1939, in Cannes[1]) was a Belgian sculptor, engraver and medalist.

Life[edit]

Samuel was born in Brussels and trained there. He studied engraving with Léopold Wiener, sculpture with Eugène Simonis, Joseph Jaquet and Charles van der Stappen, and medal-making with the goldsmith and sculptor Philippe Wolfers. He began his career in 1889, from his house and workshop in Ixelles, which was the first project of noted Belgian architect Henri Van Dievoet. His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[2]

His wife was the French pianist Clotilde Kleeberg.

Work[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Mary Bouquet, Nuno Porto, Science, Magic and Religion: The Ritual Processes of Museum Magic, 2006, p. 79.
  2. ^ "Charles Samuel". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

Further reading[edit]

  • J. Ogonovsky, "Samuel, Charles", in J. Van Lennep (ed.), De 19de-eeuwse Belgische beeldhouwkunst, catalogus n.a.v. tentoonstelling G-Bank Brussel 5/10-15/12/1990 (exhibition catalogue), Brussel, 1990, pp. 550–553
  • Darmon, Adrian M., 2003: Autour de l'art juif: encyclopédie des peintres, photographes et sculpteurs, p. 330, Carnot
  • Pol Defosse, 2005: Dictionnaire historique de la laïcité en Belgique, p.282, Luc Pire Editions
  • Beeld Tijl en Nele Inventaris.OnroerendErfgoed.be - Beeld Tijl en Nele
  • Benezit Dictionary of Artists: Samuel, Charles (subscription access only)
  • RKD.nl: Charles Samuel
  • Le Soir (Belgicapress), 5 February 1938: obituary
  • N. Hostyn, "Symbolistische beeldhouwkunst in België", Vlanderen 53 (2004), p. 28
  • F. Scholten, "Charles Samuels 'Nele', model, fragment, cliché", Bulletin van het Rijksmuseum 56 (2008), pp. 192–201
  • Thieme/Becker 1907–1950 , vol. 29 (1935), p. 377

External links[edit]

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