Jean-Marie Gaspar, usually called only Jean Gaspar (1861–1931) was a

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sculptor Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

Biography

Jean Gaspar was born in

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, in the

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of Belgium. He studied engineering in

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before deciding to become a sculptor. He was taught sculpting by

Jef Lambeaux Jef Lambeaux or Josef Lambeaux (14 January 18525 June 1908) was a Belgian sculptor. His best known work is ''Temple of Human Passions'', a colossal marble bas-relief. Early life and education Lambeaux was born in Antwerp, Belgium, on 14 January ...

. He specialised in sculptures depicting animals, including exotic animals which he observed at

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. Among his works are a sculpture of a deer, and a monument commemorating the dead of

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, both in his hometown Arlon. Several of his works are also part of the collections of the

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium The Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium (french: Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, nl, Koninklijke Musea voor Schone Kunsten van België) are a group of art museums in Brussels, Belgium. They include six museums: the Oldmasters Muse ...

in Brussels. In Arlon, the

Gaspar Museum The Gaspar Museum (french: Musée Gaspar, nl, Gaspar Museum) is an art museum in Arlon, in the Luxembourg province of Belgium. The museum is dedicated to the art of sculptor Jean-Marie Gaspar (1861–1931) and the work of his brother, photographe ...

is devoted to his work and life, and to that of his brother Charles who was a photographer. Jean Gaspar died in

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* Belgian sculptors 1861 births 1931 deaths People from Arlon 19th-century sculptors {{Belgium-artist-stub