Willy Meysmans
Belgian sculptor (1930-2024)
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Willy Meysmans (10 March 1930 – 21 December 2024) was a Belgian sculptor.[1]
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| Born | 10 March 1930 Mechelen, Belgium |
| Died | 21 December 2024 (aged 94) Leuven, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Occupation | sculptor |
He was most known for making the statue Fiere Margriet of Margaret of Louvain (1207-1225) in Leuven in 1981.[2] Meysmans also made works of art for private and public buildings, including the artwork for the Belgian pavilion at the Expo 58 in Brussels. He exhibited in Belgium, Western Europe and Africa.[3][4]
Meysmans died in Leuven on 21 December 2024, at the age of 94.[1][5]
Statues by Meysmans
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![Fiere Margriet [nl]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/De_Fiere_Margriet_Leuven.jpg/233px-De_Fiere_Margriet_Leuven.jpg)
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Stof en Geest
![Fiere Margriet [nl]](/wiki/File:De_Fiere_Margriet_Leuven.jpg)
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Kunstenaar Willy Meysmans overleden op 94-jarige leeftijd". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 25 December 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ↑ "Kunstenaar Willy Meysmans (94) overleden, bekend van de Fiere Margriet in Leuven". VRT (in Dutch). 25 December 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ↑ "Willy MEYSMANS (biography)". Lieve Lambrecht (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ↑ Art Ceramics: Pioneers in Flanders, 1938-1978 (in Dutch). Éditions Arnoldsche Art Publishers. 2006. ISBN 9783897902404.
- ↑ "Hij maakte een van de bekendste Leuvense beelden, maar nu is kunstenaar Willy Meysmans (94) overleden". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 26 December 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
Further reading
change- Encyclopédie de l'architecture & des arts en Belgique: Le décor de la maison. Les arts appliqués. La tapisserie. La sculpture actuelle. Visages neufs, Volume 2 , Éditeur Dutilleul, 1958
- Beelden in het Zuidpark , BEKKERS, Ludo/CLAUS, Luc/GEIRLANDT, Karel J./KINT, Jacques & MADELEIN, Leo, Gent Noordstarfonds 1969
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