Joris Minne (Ostend, 1897 – Antwerp, 1988) was a Belgian sculptor, graphic artist, illustrator and painter who helped revive the art of engraving in Belgium. He was born in Ostend. His parents moved... Read full biography
Joris Minne (Ostend, 1897 – Antwerp, 1988) was a Belgian sculptor, graphic artist, illustrator and painter who helped revive the art of engraving in Belgium. He was born in Ostend. His parents moved to Antwerp soon after he was born. In Antwerp he completed middle school and then went to the higher... Read full biography
Joris Minne (Ostend, 1897 – Antwerp, 1988) was a Belgian sculptor, graphic artist, illustrator and painter who helped revive the art of engraving in Belgium. He was born in Ostend. His parents moved to Antwerp soon after he was born. In Antwerp he completed middle school and then went to the higher school (ateneum) where one of his teachers was August Borms. During the weekend, he attended art classes at the Berchem Academy of Fine Arts. Here one of his teachers was Frans Mortelmans. During... Read full biography
Joris Minne (Ostend, 1897 – Antwerp, 1988) was a Belgian sculptor, graphic artist, illustrator and painter who helped revive the art of engraving in Belgium. He was born in Ostend. His parents moved to Antwerp soon after he was born. In Antwerp he completed middle school and then went to the higher school (ateneum) where one of his teachers was August Borms. During the weekend, he attended art classes at the Berchem Academy of Fine Arts. Here one of his teachers was Frans Mortelmans. During World War I Minne took a job at the Antwerp city Welfare Department. Here he came into contact with Roger Avermaete, who was departmental head. Roger Avermaete had a circle of artistic friends who decided to found a magazine. The magazine Lumière' was... Read full biography
Joris Minne (Ostend, 1897 – Antwerp, 1988) was a Belgian sculptor, graphic artist, illustrator and painter who helped revive the art of engraving in Belgium. He was born in Ostend. His parents moved to Antwerp soon after he was born. In Antwerp he completed middle school and then went to the higher school (ateneum) where one of his teachers was August Borms. During the weekend, he attended art classes at the Berchem Academy of Fine Arts. Here one of his teachers was Frans Mortelmans. During World War I Minne took a job at the Antwerp city Welfare Department. Here he came into contact with Roger Avermaete, who was departmental head. Roger Avermaete had a circle of artistic friends who decided to found a magazine. The magazine Lumière' was first published in Antwerp in August 1919 and was an artistic and literary journal published in French. Lumière's t... Read full biography
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