Guillaume Geefs

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Statue of Lucifer in white marble, by Guillaume Geefs (Cathedral of St. Paul, Liège, Belgium)

Guillaume Geefs (born 1805 at Antwerp; died 1883) was a Belgian sculptor.

Geefs studied under Van Geels and Jean-Etienne Ramey.

In 1833, he executed a colossal work at Brussels, "Victims of the Revolution," and numerous statues and busts as well as imaginative productions.

In his lifetime, Geefs work was marred greatly by what was considered frivolous and inessential details and poverty of thought, together with a perceived frigid coldness of expression in his modelling.

His two younger brothers (Joseph Geefs and Jean Geefs) were also distinguished sculptors; his wife Fanny was a noted painter.

[edit] External links

• Two statues by Guillaume Geefs
• Artwork on wwar.com
• Bio on Philatelia.net

[edit] References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
• This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia.

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