Joris Minne ( Ostend, 1897 –

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

, 1988) was a Belgian sculptor, graphic artist, illustrator and painter who helped revive the art of engraving in Belgium.Joris Minne
at the Netherlands Institute for Art History PASSINGS : Joris Minne; Belgian Helped Revive Art of Engraving
2 April 1988, Los Angeles Times

Life and work

Joris Minne 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 August Borms (14 April 1878 – 12 April 1946) was a Flemish nationalist politician active in Belgium during the first half of the twentieth century. He belonged to the far-right of the Flemish movement. Borms collaborated with Germany during both ...

. During the weekend, he attended art classes at the Berchem Academy of Fine Arts.Joos Florquin, 'Ten huize van... 1'
Davidsfonds, Leuven / Orion - Desclée De Brouwer, Bruges, 971, pp. 270–299 Here one of his teachers was

Frans Mortelmans Frans Mortelmans (1 May 1865 in Antwerp – 11 April 1936 in Antwerp) was a Belgian painter, draughtsman and engraver.Fra ...

.Frans MORTELMANS (Antwerpen 1865 - Antwerpen 1936)
at Berko Fine Paintings 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. The magazine was an artistic and literary journal published in French. Lumière's title was a reference to the magazine Clarté, that was published in Paris by Henri Barbusse. The principal five artists who illustrated the text and the column headings were Frans Masereel, Jan Frans Cantré, Jozef Cantré, Henri van Straten and Joris Minne. They became known as 'De Vijf' or 'Les Cinq' ('The Five'). The magazine 'Lumière' was a key force in generating renewed interest in wood engraving in Belgium. The five artists in 'De Vijf' group were instrumental in popularizing the art of wood, copper and linoleum engraving and introducing

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in early 20th-century Belgium. In 1939 Minne started sculpting and won widespread recognition for his sculptures in 1950 with an exhibition in Antwerp's Middelheimpark. He mainly sculpted wood. Minne's pupils include Chantal De Hemptinne, Claire Pâques, Giele Roelofs and Niel Steenbergen.

Honours

* 1919 : Commander of the

Order of Leopold Order of Leopold may refer to: * Order of Leopold (Austria), founded in 1808 by emperor Francis I of Austria and discontinued in 1918 * Order of Leopold (Belgium), founded in 1832 by king Leopold I of Belgium * Order of Leopold II, founded in Congo ...

.Royal Decree of H.M. King Albert I on 14.11.1919

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Minne, Joris 1897 births 1988 deaths Belgian graphic designers Belgian painters Belgian printmakers Belgian sculptors 20th-century engravers Flemish engravers Modern painters Modern printmakers