Edmond Lefever

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Edmond Lefever (born February 25, 1839 in Ypres , † April 18, 1911 in Schaarbeek ) was a Belgian sculptor .

biography

Lefever was born the son of a coal merchant and learned his craft as a sculptor in his hometown, and won his first two prizes in Ypres. From 1862 to 1871 he trained at the Brussels Academy. In 1873, he visited with a friend, Polydore COMEIN , Rome . After his return he settled in Schaarbeek. This was followed by regular exhibitions in Belgium and elsewhere. He won awards in London (1878) as well as in Adelaide and Caracas (1888).

Lefever's work was varied, both in terms of material (bronze, marble, ivory and terracotta) as well as in terms of styles: busts, allegorical and religious objects and finally realistic representations.

He received numerous orders from the authorities:

  • Five statues for the Ypres Cloth Hall (1875). But these were destroyed during the 1st World War.
  • The statues of Anton of Burgundy and Jeanne de Luxembourg, for the Brussels City Hall (1878).
  • Cendrillon ( Cinderella ) in Josaphat Park in Schaarbeek (1881).
  • A statuette depicting the butcher's profession on the Place du Petit Sablon, Brussels (1882).
  • Les armes des Beaux-Arts , a so-called bas- relief in the Brussels Museum, 1893.

Works (selection)

personal data
SURNAME Lefever, Edmond
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH February 25, 1839
PLACE OF BIRTH Ypres
DATE OF DEATH April 18, 1911
Place of death Schaarbeek