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HOTEL DES VENTES DE SAINT OMER

Lucienne HEUVELMANS (1885–1944)
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Lucienne HEUVELMANS (1885–1944) Virgin and Child, known as Our Lady of Hope Model created in 1928 Chryselephantine bronze statuette with a brown and ivory patina (for the face and hands of the Virgin and the Infant Jesus) Signed “L. Heuvelmans” Dim. H. 29 cm Weight: 2268 Grs A slight crack in the ivory on the Child Jesus’s stomach Expert: Cabinet Lacroix Jeannest Lucienne Heuvelmans trained in drawing and sculpture in her family’s cabinet-making workshop before enrolling at the Académie Julian, where she studied under Denys Puech, and subsequently attended the studios of Laurent Marqueste and Emmanuel Hannaux at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts. In 1911, she became the first woman to win the Grand Prix de Rome for sculpture, as well as the first female resident at the Villa Medici. On her return from the Eternal City, Lucienne Heuvelmans set up her studio within the Hôtel de Rohan-Guémené in Paris, became a teacher of drawing and exhibited regularly at the Salon des Artistes Français and the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs. During the interwar period, she created several designs for the Sèvres porcelain manufactory, and her work began to focus on ancient and religious iconography. In 1928, the sculptor created a Virgin and Child and the fourteen Stations of the Cross for the Church of Notre-Dame d’Espérance in Paris (11th arrondissement). The model of this Virgin tenderly embracing the Infant Jesus, who lightly touches his mother’s veil with his right hand, has been widely reproduced in various formats and materials, such as our chryselephantine miniature. Would you like to consign an item or a collection for sale? The Hôtel des Ventes de Saint-Omer welcomes you by appointment for free and confidential valuations. For any consignments, valuation enquiries or to book an appointment, please contact us on 03 21 93 23 11 or by email at [email protected]
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Auction time 11/07/2026 at 9:00 AM
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