Lucien Hoffman (born in Brussels in 1891, died in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre in 1951) was a Belgian sculptor, pupil of Victor Rousseau.[1]

Lucien Hoffman
Born1891
Died1951
NationalityBelgian
EducationAcadémie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels
Known forPortraits, busts, and bas-reliefs
Notable work
  • Battle of Saint Georges

Biography

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Lucien Hoffman is the son of Guillaume-François Hoffman, painter and professor of anatomy (sometimes called Frans Hoffman,[2] born in 1863) and the brother of the painter and designer Charles Hoffman (1900-1973).

Lucien Hoffman was a student at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels from 1909 to 1914 and from 1918 to 1920.[3]

He was a professor in this academy from 1922 to 1951.[3] During this period, he regularly participated in the triennial exhibitions which took place in Ghent, Antwerp and Brussels.[3]

He maintains close contact with the painter Jacob Smits, for whom he sculpted his portrait in 1925.[3]

Achievements

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Lucien Hoffman's work is mostly portraits, busts, and bas-reliefs[3]

He is the author of the Battle of Saint Georges,[4] one of the two bas-reliefs bordering the monument dedicated to général Dossin de Saint-Georges[5] (1854-1936), located near the porch of the Cambre Abbey in Ixelles.

His sculptures (as well as those of other artists) also decorate the city hall of Forest[6]

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "De collectie - Resultaten voor kunstenaar " Lucien HOFFMAN " – Koninklijke Musea voor Schone Kunsten van België".
  2. ^ Fiche de Frans Hoffman sur Nobel.be
  3. ^ a b c d e Fiche de Lucien Hoffman sur Nobel.be
  4. ^ Bataille Saint Georges sur Sculpturepublique.be
  5. ^ Les statues ixelloises, fascicule édité par la commune d'Ixelles, décembre 1999
  6. ^ L'hôtel communal de forest sur Reflexcity.net
  7. ^ RD 8.4.1932