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Joseph Geefs

Belgian · 1808–1885 · Sculptor

Joseph Germain Geefs or Jozef Germain Geefs was a Belgian sculptor. Also his six brothers Guillaume Geefs, Aloys Geefs, Jean Geefs, Théodore Geefs, Charles Geefs and Alexandre… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Joseph Geefs, "The Young Fisherman and the Siren" by Joseph Geefs, Carrara marble, carved in the round. This piece is worked in the round but also displays a definite frontal viewpoint. It depicts a young fisherman clothed in a drapery sitting on a rock and gazing down at the siren who tries to lure him into the water. The piece is signed “Joseph Geefs” to the front of the plinth. It is listed in the cited literature as "Jeune pecheur qui se noie attiré par la sirène" and thought to have been made around 1874; surely Geefs has been inspired by the famous ballad by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe "The fisherman" (1779). Geefs studied in Antwerp and returned there in 1841 following stays in Paris and Italy, becoming professor and director of the academy in the subsequent years and receiving numerous public and private commissions. This piece is an example of his later works, which increasingly incorporated elements of Romanticism. In good overall condition. One finger of the siren's left hand partially lost, minor repairs to two further fingers. The rod is a loosely attached replacement in plaster"The Young Fisherman and the Siren" by Joseph GeefsLempertz · €22,320≈ $24,936≈ £19,551Sign up to see

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Joseph Geefs, "The Young Fisherman and the Siren" by Joseph Geefs, Carrara marble, carved in the round. This piece is worked in the round but also displays a definite frontal viewpoint. It depicts a young fisherman clothed in a drapery sitting on a rock and gazing down at the siren who tries to lure him into the water. The piece is signed “Joseph Geefs” to the front of the plinth. It is listed in the cited literature as "Jeune pecheur qui se noie attiré par la sirène" and thought to have been made around 1874; surely Geefs has been inspired by the famous ballad by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe "The fisherman" (1779). Geefs studied in Antwerp and returned there in 1841 following stays in Paris and Italy, becoming professor and director of the academy in the subsequent years and receiving numerous public and private commissions. This piece is an example of his later works, which increasingly incorporated elements of Romanticism. In good overall condition. One finger of the siren's left hand partially lost, minor repairs to two further fingers. The rod is a loosely attached replacement in plaster
"The Young Fisherman and the Siren" by Joseph Geefs
Lempertz · May 18, 2019
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Joseph Geefs, "The Young Fisherman and the Siren" by Joseph Geefs, Carrara marble, carved in the round. This piece is worked in the round but also displays a definite frontal viewpoint. It depicts a young fisherman clothed in a drapery sitting on a rock and gazing down at the siren who tries to lure him into the water. The piece is signed “Joseph Geefs” to the front of the plinth. It is listed in the cited literature as "Jeune pecheur qui se noie attiré par la sirène" and thought to have been made around 1874; surely Geefs has been inspired by the famous ballad by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe "The fisherman" (1779). Geefs studied in Antwerp and returned there in 1841 following stays in Paris and Italy, becoming professor and director of the academy in the subsequent years and receiving numerous public and private commissions. This piece is an example of his later works, which increasingly incorporated elements of Romanticism. In good overall condition. One finger of the siren's left hand partially lost, minor repairs to two further fingers. The rod is a loosely attached replacement in plaster
"The Young Fisherman and the Siren" by Joseph Geefs
Lempertz · May 16, 2018
Joseph Geefs, "The Young Fisherman and the Siren" by Joseph Geefs, Carrara marble, carved in the round. This piece is worked in the round but also displays a definite frontal viewpoint. It depicts a young fisherman clothed in a drapery sitting on a rock and gazing down at the siren who tries to lure him into the water. The piece is signed “Joseph Geefs” to the front of the plinth. It is listed in the cited literature as "Jeune pecheur qui se noie attiré par la sirène" and thought to have been made around 1874; surely Geefs has been inspired by the famous ballad by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe "The fisherman" (1779). Geefs studied in Antwerp and returned there in 1841 following stays in Paris and Italy, becoming professor and director of the academy in the subsequent years and receiving numerous public and private commissions. This piece is an example of his later works, which increasingly incorporated elements of Romanticism. In good overall condition. One finger of the siren's left hand partially lost, minor repairs to two further fingers. The rod is a loosely attached replacement in plaster
"The Young Fisherman and the Siren" by Joseph Geefs
Lempertz · May 20, 2017

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Joseph Geefs, Graaf Adolfmonument
Graaf Adolfmonument1873
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Joseph Geefs, equestrian statue of Leopold I
equestrian statue of Leopold I1865
Middelheim Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Middelheim Museum
Joseph Geefs, Untitled
Untitled
FelixArchief ↗
CC0 · Joseph Geefs, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — FelixArchief

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