Léopold Harzé
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Léopold Harzé (1831–1893) was a Belgian sculptor who worked in
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. He is well known for his
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pieces, but also made
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bronze sculptures.


Life

Harzé was born in
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on 29 July 1831, the son of a firearm merchant. He was trained by the sculptor Gerard Buckens. In 1855 he spent time in the studio of
Guillaume Geefs Guillaume Geefs (10 September 1805 – 19 January 1883), also Willem Geefs, was a Belgian sculptor. Although known primarily for his monumental works and public portraits of statesmen and nationalist figures, he also explored mythological su ...
, and in 1868 travelled in Italy. He died in Liège on 20 November 1893.


Career

Harzé presented more than a dozen pieces of his work in the 1868 Paris exhibition.
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, one of the famous journalists of the era, commended him highly for his technical skills in depicting different materials and emotions using terracotta and described his work as "the most admirable specimens of purely imitative art that have been seen these thirty years". Some of his works include: "Dorine" (figurine of a young woman in bronze and terracotta from 1877), "The Gossips", "The Quarrelsome Blacksmith", "Neapolitan Gypsy Dance" and "The Bottle". Much of his work is preserved in the Musée de la Vie wallonne in Liège.


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