25 Francs 1991 - Jef Lambeaux


25 Francs 1991 - Jef Lambeaux
Added by Bart Perdieus
General Description : Jef Lambeaux (Antwerp, 14 January 1852 - Brussels 5 June 1908) was a Belgian sculptor born in Antwerp. He studied at the Antwerp Academy of Fine Arts, and was a pupil of Jean Geefs. His first work, War, was exhibited in 1871, and was followed by a long series of humorous groups, including Children dancing, Say Good Morning, The Lucky Number and; An Accident (1875). He then went to Paris, where he executed The Beggar and The Blini Pauper for the Belgian salons, and produced The Kiss (1881), generally regarded as his masterpiece. After visiting Italy, where he was much impressed by the works of Jean Boulogne, he showed a strong predilection for effects of force and motion.

Other notable works include his Brabo fountain in Antwerp (1886), Robbing the Eagles Eyrie (1890), Drunkenness (1893), The Triumph of Woman, The Bitten Faun (which created a great stir at the Exposition Universelle at Liege in 1905), and The Human Passions, a colossal marble bas-relief, elaborated from a sketch exhibited in 1889. Of his numerous busts may be mentioned those of Hendrik Conscience, and of Charles Buls, the burgomaster of Brussels. He died on the 6th of June 1908.

Depicted is "Brabo"
Face value 25 Francs
Catalog code (Michel) BE 2453
Catalog code (Scott) BE 1394
Catalog code Yvert et Tellier BE 2401 Stanley Gibbons BE 3050 AFA number BE 2460 Belgium BE 2401 Unificato BE 2401
Stamp colour blue black / dull blue
Stamp use Commemorative stamp
Print run 1.800.000
Issue date 23/02/1991
Designer Charles Lerclercq / P.P.G. De Schutter
Print technique photogravure and recess
Perforation 11 1/2
Height 41.00 mm
Width 28.00 mm
Catalog prices No catalog prices set yet

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