Torso at the Middelheim Museum

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  Willequet was born in Brussels and grew up in Luxembourg . He followed from 1940 to 1945 studying at the sculptor Oscar Jespers at the La Cambre ( ENSAV ), formerly the École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture et des Arts Décoratifs ( ENSAAD - La Cambre) in Brussels. In 1947 he received the second prize at the Belgian Prix de Rome . He made a trip to France and met the artist Constantin Brancusi, Zadkine and Henri Laurens . In 1951 to 1952 he studied with a scholarship to the Royal College of Art in London and met the sculptors Jacob Epstein and Henry Moore. In 1959 he was on a scholarship in Florence and Rome , and he was invited as a stone sculptor to sculptor symposium in Austria Sankt Margarethen im Burgenland . He belonged to the participants of this first Symposium Europäischer Bildhauer of Karl Prantl and was a faithful participant in symposia . (Credit; Wikipedia)     This object is part of "Scan The World". Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email stw@myminifactory.com to find out how you can help.Scanned : Photogrammetry (Processed using Agisoft PhotoScan)