Guillaume (Willem) Geefs
Born 10 September 1805
Died 19 January 1883
Active: 1865
Country of birth and death: Belgium
Sculptor
Born in Antwerp. A member of a large family of artists and one of six brothers who all became sculptors. These included Joseph Germain (1808-85), Jean (1825–60), Theodore (1827-67) and Charles (1829-1911). Guillaume was married to Fanny Corr, a Belgian artist of Irish parentage. He moved to Ireland around 1850 and worked there for some years. From the 1840s Guillaume was sculptor to the King of Belgium.
Works
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Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at International Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures, Dublin, 1865
No. 53a. 'Love Asleep'. (no description). Offered for sale 150-0-0. Address given as Brussels.
Exhibited at International Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures, Dublin, 1865
No. 236. 'Malibran' - plaster. Address given as Belgium.
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts, The Eighty-Fourth, 1852
1843 - 1852
Exhibited four times (once after 1851), five works in all.
Personal and Professional Connections
Brother/sibling of Charles Geefs
Brother/sibling of Joseph Germain Geefs
Brother/sibling of Theodore Geefs
Sources
A Biographical Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain, 1660-1851
2009
p. 509
Official Catalogue of Dublin International Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures 1865
1865
p. 103
Official Catalogue of Dublin International Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures 1865
1865
p. 113
The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts, The Eighty-Fourth, 1852
1852
Citing this record
'Guillaume (Willem) Geefs', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib3_1215632372, accessed 26 Mar 2023]
