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Achille Chainaye (26 August 1862 – 20 December 1915) was a Belgian sculptor.RKD
He was born in
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19th-century Belgian sculptors 20th-century Belgian sculptors Belgian male sculptors 1862 births 1915 deaths Artists from Liège Belgian expatriates in England 19th-century Belgian journalists Belgian male journalists Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Brussels alumni 20th-century Belgian journalists {{Belgium-sculptor-stub
Achille Chainaye (26 August 1862 – 20 December 1915) was a Belgian sculptor.RKD
He was born in Liège
Liège ( , , ; wa, Lîdje ; nl, Luik ; german: Lüttich ) is a major city and municipality of Wallonia and the capital of the Belgian province of Liège.
The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far from b ...
. After moving to Brussels to study at the Académie Royale des Beaux-ArtsWallonie-en-ligne.net he became a member of the Groupe des XX
''Les XX'' ( French; "''Les Vingt''"; ; ) was a group of twenty Belgian painters, designers and sculptors, formed in 1883 by the Brussels lawyer, publisher, and entrepreneur Octave Maus. For ten years, they held an annual exhibition of their art ...
. He turned to journalism and went to London to work, where he died.
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19th-century Belgian sculptors 20th-century Belgian sculptors Belgian male sculptors 1862 births 1915 deaths Artists from Liège Belgian expatriates in England 19th-century Belgian journalists Belgian male journalists Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Brussels alumni 20th-century Belgian journalists {{Belgium-sculptor-stub