Nat Neujean
Nat Neujean (* January 5, 1923 as Nathanaël Neuman in Antwerp ; † February 4, 2018 in Uccle / Ukkel ) was a Belgian sculptor . His best-known work is a bronze statue of the cartoon characters Tintin and Struppi .
Life
From 1939 to 1941 Neujean was a student at the Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten (Antwerp) . According to the instructions of the academy, he was discriminated against as a Jew and transferred to Brussels .
Neujean created bronze statues . In 2014, some of his sculptures were exhibited in the Hergé Museum in Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve .
Works
- TinTin (1954 - bust):
exhibited at the Belgian Comic Strip Center in Brussels - L'Anglaise (1957)
- Hergé (1958)
- La Deportation (1961)
- La Chute (1965; height: 46 cm)
- La Douce (1966; height: 89 cm)
- La Belle Toscane (1967)
- Jeune fille au soleil (1967)
- L'Amazone (1967; height: 87 cm)
- L'Obstacle (1970)
- TinTin et Milou (1976):
Tintin statue; 4 copies: exhibited in the Brussels comic café, in the Moof Museum, in the Hergé Museum and in the building of the Uccle cultural center (in the 1980s in Wolvendael Park ; later temporarily in the Hergé Museum) - La Surprise (1977)
- L'Âme sentinelle (1982–84; bronze, height: 400 cm): exhibited at the Brussels finance tower
- Robert Schuman (1987; bronze bust): exhibited in the Brussels Jubelpark
Honors
Neujean is a Grand Officer of the Order of the Leopold .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Neujean, Nat |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Neuman, Nathanaël (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 5, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Antwerp |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th February 2018 |
| Place of death | Uccle / Ukkel |