Henri Boncquet
Henri Boncquet (born April 7, 1868 in Ardooie , West Flanders Province , † April 10, 1908 in Ixelles / Elsene ) was a Belgian sculptor .
Life and career
Henri Boncquet was born into a large family in 1868 and was orphaned at the age of seven.
In the immediate vicinity of his birthplace, his training began in Roeselare in the studio of the sculptor Karel Dupon (1853–1907). This was the older brother of the later sculptor and medalist Josuë Dupon (1864–1935) Subsequently, from 1880 to 1881, Henri Boncquet was enrolled at the local Academy of the Arts, the SASK, then moved to the Academy of Fine Arts for a few years Arts to Brussels . In 1894 he received his first official commission: the bronze eagle in the "Botanical Garden" at Schaarbeeker Tor in Brussels.
In February 1897 Boncquet competed with "Thor combattant les serpents" ( Thor's struggle with the Midgard Serpent ) for the Belgian Prix de Rome at the Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp , won the first prize and went in 1898 to Rome . From then on further study trips with a stay in Nuremberg in 1899. Back from Rome, he moved Brussels to the district of Ixelles . In Brussels, he worked figuratively on the town hall of Saint-Gilles , on the triumphal arch in Parc du Cinquantenaire and on three statues in the parks of Ixelles as well as on pictures in the botanical garden. In 1903 his stone sculpture "Family with Child" was set up in the Malkastenpark in Düsseldorf .
Henri Boncquet died relatively young, at the age of 40, of stomach cancer.
Works (selection)
- L'Aigle / Arend (Adler), Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Jardin Botanique / Kruidtuin (Botanical Garden) (1894)
- Solitaire , Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique (1894)
- Indolence, Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique (1900)
- Le Destin / Het Lot , Ixelles / Elsene, Square Léon Jacquet / Leon Jacquetsquare (1901)
- Family with child , Malkastenpark, Düsseldorf (installed in 1903)
- Sollicitude Maternelle , Brussels, Quartier Nord-Est, Square de Meeûs (1903)
- L'Industrie , Hôtel de Ville de Saint-Gilles (1905)
- L'Industrie , Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique (1909)
literature
- Sander Pierron: Henri Boncquet , G. Van Oest & Co. Editeurs, Brussels 1909
Web links
- Henri Boncquet, collection of his works by the Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique , at fine-arts-museum.be, accessed on February 7, 2016
- Henri Boncquet , from arcadja.com, accessed February 7, 2016
- Henri Boncquet , on Rkd, accessed February 7, 2016
Individual evidence
- ↑ Henri Boncquet ( Memento of the original of March 3, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , at Standbeelden.be, accessed on February 7, 2016
- ↑ Karel Dupon, also Charles Dupon in De Inventoryis van het Onroerend Erfgoed (nl) , accessed on February 7, 2016
- ↑ Josue Dupon
- ↑ SASK - Stedelijke Academie voor Schone Künsten
- ↑ The Belgian Rome Prize with a scholarship for art students was created in 1832 based on the French Prix de Rome .
- ^ Figure sculpture L'Industrie, Hôtel de Ville de Saint-Gilles
- ^ Illustrations of the works of Henri Boncquet
- ↑ Stone sculpture family with child, object no. KA.SB111 , on emuseum.duesseldorf.de, accessed on February 7, 2016
- ↑ art book Henri Boncquet by Sander Pierron ( Memento of the original of February 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Boncquet, Henri |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 7, 1868 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ardooie |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 10, 1908 |
| Place of death | Ixelles / Elsene |