George Minne
Biografie1866 - 1941
Uber den Künstler
George (Georges) Minne (Ghent, 30 August 1866 – Sint-Martens-Latem, 20 februari 1941, 18 February 1941) was a Belgian artist and sculptor renowned for his idealized representations of man's spiritual conflicts. His subject matter shows many similarities to the Viennese Secessionists.
Minne, the son of an architect, began studying painting at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent in 1879. From 1885 to 1889 he studied at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. In 1891 he became a member of the arts group Les XX. He visited Paris for the first time in 1886. There he met the writers Maurice Maeterlinck and Gregore Le Roy, who introduced him to the French Symbolists. After marrying Josephine Destanberg in 1892, he spent most of his time drawing and sculpting. He set up his own bronze foundry in Ghent between 1910 and 1914. He became a teacher at the art academy in Ghent in 1912. During World War I he fled to Wales, but returned after the war. He became a drawing teacher at the art academy until 1919.
His most celebrated works are the "Kneeling Youth" series of sculptures, including "The Fountain of Kneeling Youths", a bronze-cast fountain in his home town of Ghent. A variety of smaller sculptures can be found in private collections and museums.
Minne, the son of an architect, began studying painting at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent in 1879. From 1885 to 1889 he studied at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. In 1891 he became a member of the arts group Les XX. He visited Paris for the first time in 1886. There he met the writers Maurice Maeterlinck and Gregore Le Roy, who introduced him to the French Symbolists. After marrying Josephine Destanberg in 1892, he spent most of his time drawing and sculpting. He set up his own bronze foundry in Ghent between 1910 and 1914. He became a teacher at the art academy in Ghent in 1912. During World War I he fled to Wales, but returned after the war. He became a drawing teacher at the art academy until 1919.
His most celebrated works are the "Kneeling Youth" series of sculptures, including "The Fountain of Kneeling Youths", a bronze-cast fountain in his home town of Ghent. A variety of smaller sculptures can be found in private collections and museums.
