The work of the Belgian sculptor Georges Minne is more refined and more poetic than Kollwitz’s sculptures. Both their works emphasise the tragedy of people’s lives governed by misfortune.
Specifications
| Title | Mother Mourning Her Two Children (Sorrow) |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Bronze |
| Object type |
Sculpture
> Three-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 36 cm Height 67 cm Depth 57 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Sculptor:
George Minne
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| Accession number | BEK 1294 (MK) |
| Credits | Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, 1950 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 1950 |
| Creation date | in 1888 |
| Internal exhibitions |
The Collection Enriched (2011) |
| External exhibitions |
George Minne (2013) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | Belgium > Western Europe > Europe |
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All about the artist
George Minne
Gent 1866 - Sint-Martens-Latem 1941
George Minne studied at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Ghent between 1879 and 1886. The group of artists with whom he would subsequently work end...
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