{"product_id":"conque-1956-inv-6379-by-andre-willequet","title":"Conque, 1956 (inv. 6379) by André Willequet","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 6\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCast in bronze and titled after the curved form of a shell, 'Conque' is a rounded, organic sculpture with an extensive exhibition history, having appeared in group shows from Anderlecht's 'Jardin des Sens' in 2017 to the recent 'Shapes \u0026amp; Spaces: Post-War Belgian Sculptures' in Brussels. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt was made in 1956, early in André Willequet's career, before his work moved fully into abstraction. Willequet (1921–1998), trained by Oscar Jespers at La Cambre and shaped by encounters with Zadkine, Brancusi and Henry Moore during his travels, worked equally in bronze, stone and wood, and his sculptures are held today in museum collections across Belgium. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: Bronze\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: ca. 27 × 25 × 18 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdition: 6\/8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 6\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExhibitions: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJardin des Sens, Anderlecht, Belgium — 3D Sense Experience — 2017 · La Patinoire Royale, Brussels, Belgium — Sculpting Belgium — 2017 · Maurice Verbaet Gallery, Knokke, Belgium — Exploring Belgian Matters — 01\/08\/2020–13\/09\/2020 · Maurice Verbaet Gallery – BRAFA, Brussels, Belgium — 28\/01\/2024–04\/02\/2024 · Maurice Verbaet Gallery – Art Brussels, Brussels, Belgium — 25\/04\/2024–28\/04\/2024 · Espace Constantin Chariot, Brussels, Belgium — Shapes \u0026amp; Spaces: Post-War Belgian Sculptures — 17\/11\/2024 – 12\/01\/2025 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis artwork forms part of the maurice verbaet collection and can be viewed in our showroom at Volkstraat 58, Antwerp.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"maurice verbaet collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58066914771327,"sku":"MV_036_Willequet_Conque_1956_6379","price":7500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0756\/2307\/2055\/files\/2E6A2920.jpg?v=1785229632","url":"https:\/\/immodome-objects.be\/products\/conque-1956-inv-6379-by-andre-willequet","provider":"Immodôme Objects","version":"1.0","type":"link"}