André Willequet
b. 3 January 1921 in Brussels (B), d. 1 July 1998 in Uccle (B); Belgian sculptor
Willequet was born in Brussels, but grew up in Luxembourg.
1940-1945 | Studied under sculptor Oscar Jespers at the École nationale supérieure des arts visuels (ENSAV) - formerly École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture et des Arts Décoratifs (ENSAAD - la Cambre) - in Brussels |
1947 | Awarded second prize at the Prix de Rome awards ceremony |
1951-1952 | Studied at the Royal College of Art in London under the sculptors Jacob Epstein and Henry Moore |
1959 | Florence and Rome |
1959 | Invitation to take part in the first Symposium of European Sculptors with Karl Prantl in Sankt Margarethen in Burgenland |
He worked in wood, natural stone, bronze and steel. Some of his works can be found in the region around Brussels.