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

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

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 sculpture event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[2]

His wife was the French pianist Clotilde Kleeberg.

Work

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Notes

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  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

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  • 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
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