Nat Neujean
Nathanael Neujean (5 January 1923 – 4 February 2018)[1] was a Belgian sculptor from Antwerp. A figurative artist,[2] he mostly worked in plaster and bronze.[3] His works are held in various international collections. He has been honored as a Grand Officer of the Order of Leopold and Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown.
Nat Neujean | |
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| Born | 5 January 1923  Antwerp |
| Died | 4 February 2018 (aged 95) Uccle |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
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Biography
Neujean was born in Antwerp, 5 January 1923. During the years 1939 to 1941, he was a student at the Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. Among his better known busts are those of Tintin (1954) for the Belgian Comic Strip Center in Brussels,[4] Hergé (1958),[5] and Robert Schumann (1987), a bronze bust in the Parc du Cinquantenaire of Brussels. He is also noted for his life-sized nude, La Belle Toscane.[6] Another of his sculptures, a figurative bronze titled Lot's Wife (1968),[7] is in the US at the Valley House Gallery and Sculpture Garden of Dallas, Texas.[8] His mounted bronze of Henry Moore is part of the Collection of Charles Rand Penney,[9] while Tendresse, a bronze, is part of the collection at McNay Art Museum.[10] His work has been exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in 1964,[11] and Rolly-Michaux on Madison Avenue in New York City in 1974.[12]
Facing discrimination as a Jew during World War II, he later did much towards Jewish heritage in Belgium; in January 1963 for instance he produced a number of different models related to the Holocaust at the Palais des Beaux-Arts of Brussels.[13]
References
- "Détail".
- "Nathanael Neujean". RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- "1960's Plaster Bust by Nathaniel Neujean c. 1960, France". LAPADA. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- "NAT NEUJEAN (né en 1923) SCULPTURE EN BRONZE REPRÉSENTANT TINTIN ET MILOU" (in French). Artcurial.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- "When Hergé met Nat Neujean" (in French). Museeherge.com. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- Vogel 2000, p. 263.
- Little 1996, p. 46.
- Gerem 2004, p. 457.
- "Lot 3062: NATHANIEL NEUJEAN (1923– )". Invaluable, LLC. 7 June 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- "Artist: Nathanael Neujean, Belgian, born". McNay Art Museum. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- Neujean & Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 1964, p. 1.
- New York Media, LLC 1974, p. 25.
- Mikhman 1998, p. 549.
Sources
- Gerem, Yves (March 2004). A Marmac Guide to Dallas. Pelican Publishing. ISBN 978-1-58980-199-8.
- Mikhman, Dan (1998). Belgium and the Holocaust: Jews, Belgians, Germans. Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-965-308-068-3.
- Little, Carol Morris (1 January 1996). A Comprehensive Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in Texas. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-76036-3.
- Neujean, Nathanael; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (1964). Nathanael Neujean, March 25 - April 18, [1964]. Museum of Fine Arts.
- New York Media, LLC (10 June 1974). "New York Magazine". Newyorkmetro.com. New York Media, LLC. ISSN 0028-7369.
- Vogel, Donald S. (2000). Memories and Images: The World of Donald Vogel and Valley House Gallery. University of North Texas Press. ISBN 978-1-57441-117-1.
