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René Lyr

René Vanderhaeghe, pseudonym René Lyr
Couvin 1887 - 1957
keeper of the instrumental museum of the Royal Conservatoire of Brussels

Auguste Puttemans & Léandre Grandmoulin
1960/1967

Description

Bronze bust made by Grandmoulin. Originally here stood a bust by Puttemans, erected here in 1960 and stolen in 1964. It was in 1967 replaced by the present bust.

Inscription(s)

Rene LYR

1887 1957

Signature

a Rene Lyr / L.Grandmoulin / 1939 (?)

Sculptors

Léandre Grandmoulin (La Hulpe 1873 - Uccle 1957), Belgian sculptor (Wikipedia).
Auguste Puttemans (Bruxelles 1866 - Ixelles 1922), Belgian sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

BE Monumen, accueil.

Locatie (N 50°3'7" - E 4°29'42") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: bena003; Photograph: 12 June 2011 / updated: 19 October 2019
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