August Falise
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Augustinus Franciscus Henri Falise (Wageningen
, 26 January 1875 - 7 January 1936) was a Dutch
sculptor and medailleur (minter of medals). Next to smaller sculptures he designed large monuments of public figures in stone or messing which are still present in many towns in the Netherlands.
Wageningen
' is a municipality and a historical town in the central Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. It is famous for Wageningen University, which specializes in life sciences. The city has 37,414 inhabitants , of which many thousands are students...
, 26 January 1875 - 7 January 1936) was a Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
sculptor and medailleur (minter of medals). Next to smaller sculptures he designed large monuments of public figures in stone or messing which are still present in many towns in the Netherlands.
Biography
Falise descended from a French/Belgian family of plasterers that had settled in Wageningen. He was a teacher of anatomic drawings and modelling at the Akademie voor Kunst en Vormgeving St. Joost in 's-Hertogenbosch. In 1912 he moved in Wageningen into the house Antonia. The street where he lived, was partially renamed in 1941 to August Faliseweg. He was married to Antoinette Hof; the marriage was childless. Falise won many prizes and received Dutch and international awards. In 1936 the award of the Gregoriusorde and the Belgium Kroonorde.Exhibitions
The Museum De Casteelse Poort in Wageningen organized an exhibition about August Falise from 18 June 2010 until 20 February 2011. This exhibition attracted substantial regional media attention and led to renewed interest in the once famous Dutch sculptor.Work
Statues that can be seen in public space:- 1910 - Johann Georg Mezger, 't Groentje, Domburg
- 1911 - Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Stationsplein, AmersfoortAmersfoortAmersfoort is a municipality and the second largest city of the province of Utrecht in central Netherlands. The city is growing quickly but has a well-preserved and protected medieval centre. Amersfoort is one of the largest railway junctions in the country, because of its location on two of the...
, in 1933 verplaatst naar de tuin van het Stedelijk Gymnasium Johan van Oldenbarnevelt - 1921 - Heilig Hartbeeld, Keulsepoort, Venlo
- 1926 - Thomas van Aquino, Comeniuslaan (bij aula Radboud Universiteit); 1946: Wilhelminasingel, Nijmegen (onthulling 1 juni 1926)
- 1926 - De Zaaier, Herenstraat, Wageningen (onthulling 14 September 1926; verplaatst in 1990 naar de Costerweg)
- 1927 - Dr. Herman SchaepmanHerman SchaepmanHerman Johannes Aloysius Maria Schaepman was a Dutch politician and poet.-Life:...
, Es, TubbergenTubbergen-Population centres:Albergen, Fleringen, Geesteren, Haarle, Harbrinkhoek, Hezingen, Langeveen, Mander, Manderveen, Mariaparochie, Reutum, Tubbergen and Vasse.-Religion:...
(onthulling 11 augustus 1927) - 1927 - Mr. Wiardus Willem van Haersma Buma, Emmen (onthulling 5 oktober 1927)
- 1928 - Willem Emmens, tegen over Hoofdstraat 29, ZeijenZeijenZeijen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Tynaarlo.In 2001, the village of Zeijen had 447 inhabitants...
. (onthulling mei 1929 te Emmen - 1929 - Jan Morks, Molenwater, Middelburg (onthulling 20 augustus 1929)
- 1930 - P.J.H. CuypersPierre CuypersPetrus Josephus Hubertus Cuypers was a Dutch architect. His name is most frequently associated with the Amsterdam Central Station and the Rijksmuseum , both in Amsterdam. More representative for his oeuvre, however, are numerous churches, of which he designed more than 100...
, Munsterkerk, Roermond (onthulling 10 juni 1930) - 1930 - Hieronymus Bosch, Markt, 's-Hertogenbosch (onthulling 17 juni 1930)
- 1933 - Borstbeeld van Joannes Benedictus van Heutsz in CoevordenCoevordenCoevorden is a municipality and a city in the northeastern Netherlands. During the municipal reorganisation in the province in 1998, Coevorden merged with Dalen, Sleen, Oosterhesselen and Zweeloo.- Population centers :...
(onthulling 8 juli 1933 door prins-gemaal Hendrik van Mecklenburg-Schwerin) - 1934 - Dr. Alfons Ariëns, Ariënsplein, EnschedeEnschedeEnschede , also known as Eanske in the local dialect of Twents, is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of Overijssel and in the Twente region...
(onthulling 16 juni 1934) - 1934 - Kardinaal Van Rossum, Kardinaal van Rossumplein, 's-Hertogenbosch (onthulling 24 juni 1934)
See also
- Leerboek der anatomie, beschrijving van het geraamte, de spieren en de proportie van het menschelijk lichaam, ten dienste van het middelbaar onderwijs, van kunstacademies en van hen die zich bekwamen voor de kunstnijverheidacten / door August Falise, beeldhouwer, met daarbij: anatomische atlas, inhoudende dertig bladen met afbeeldingen van het geraamte, de spieren en de proportie van het menschelijk lichaam, teekeningen van L. P. Cruyff, Arnhem, 1923, N.V. v.h. Kluppell & Ebeling.