Lieven d'Haese Belgian, b. 1957

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Eureka, 2022
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An old childhood dream. A journey to the rhythms of Africa…

Born in 1957 in Moanda, Congo, Lieven d'Haese is a Belgian sculptor from a renowned family of artists.

 

His bronzes tell stories: ageless men and children, often looking up to the sky, who travel, dream and play, accompanied by animals, boats or racing cars. They carry the rhythms and faces of the Africa of his childhood, and a universal tenderness.

 

Each cast is reworked by hand by the artist, from the wax to the patina, which he applies himself.

 

Represented by Art Thema for nearly fifteen years, Lieven d'Haese creates poetic, deeply human work that reveals itself to those who take the time to look.

Biography
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Belgian issue from a family of sculptors

Grown up in Congo

Wide Exhibitions in Europe

Lieven d'Haese grew up in a family where creating came naturally. His father, Walter d'Haese, made the large horse at the Hermann-Debroux metro station in Brussels. The family also includes Reinhoud, a key figure of the Cobra movement, the sculptor Roel d'Haese, as well as musicians and writers.

 

After a childhood in Congo, he studied painting and graphic arts at the Sint-Lucas Institute in Brussels and Ghent, then at the art school in Aalst. It was at Roland Monteyne's foundry that he fulfilled a lifelong dream: casting his own sculptures in bronze.

 

His training as a graphic artist still shows in his work. He plays with light and shadow, mass and void, with the precision of a draughtsman. His finely rendered drapery and his patinas give each piece its own vibration.

 

His figures carry hope, fragility and a quiet confidence in the future. Their gaze lifted towards the sky has become his signature. Around them unfolds a whole world of adventures and childhood dreams: horses, giraffes, hippos, birds, boats, racing cars…

 

His sculpture "King of Kingabwa", two metres long, was acquired by the municipality of Kruibeke, Belgium. His works have been exhibited in Brussels, Antwerp, Knokke, Ghent, Kortrijk, Aalst, Leuven, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris, Lille, Strasbourg, Beaune, Aix-en-Provence, Luxembourg and London, and are held in many private collections.

 

Art Thema has represented Lieven d'Haese in Belgium and France for nearly fifteen years and has access to his entire catalogue. Recent exhibitions with the gallery:

  • 2016–2020: solo and group exhibitions, Brussels
  • 2021: group sculpture exhibition on the town hall square of Grimaud, Var, from April to October; "Together", "Blooming" and "Timeless", Art Thema Gallery, Brussels; Art Up! Lille; Antica Namur; collective exhibition in Ramatuelle
  • 2022: "An Old Childhood Dream", solo exhibition, Brussels; "A Moment of Life", Brussels; Affordable Art Fair, Brussels
  • 2023: Art Up! Lille
  • 2025: Château la Gayette, Belgium
  • 2026: Fine Art Fair, Wavre; S'MART, Aix-en-Provence; Vivre Côté Sud, Aix-en-Provence

Would you like to discover his work? We will show it to you by appointment, in Belgium, in the South of France, or in your own home.

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  • Africa Rikja, bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese of a figure riding a harnessed hippopotamus with a second figure holding the shaft
    Africa Rikja
  • Almost Dinner Time, bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese of a figure in a long boat on an iron pedestal, displayed in a gallery
    Almost Dinner Time (with socle)
  • Almost Flying, bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese of a child balancing on one foot with windswept dress, side view outdoors
    Almost Flying (with socle)
  • Masked Ball, bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese of two figures in hare masks playing leapfrog, three-quarter view
    Bal masqué / Masked Ball
  • Circle, bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese of two figures facing each other with windswept clothes, displayed in a garden
    Circle
  • Coming Home, bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese of a small figure running on top of a large patinated sphere on a steel socle
    Coming Home (with socle)
  • Consulting Is an External Memory, bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese of a thinking man in an armchair with a brain-like cloud above his head
    Consulting is an external memory
  • Picking the Stars, tall bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese of a slender figure raising a star high above his head
    De Sterren Plukken / Picking the Stars
  • Eureka, bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese of a figure holding a puzzle piece up to the sky on a puzzle-shaped base
    Eureka
  • Eureka with socle, bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese on a tall black iron socle, full view
    Eureka (with socle)
  • Eva’s Apple, monumental bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese of a slender figure climbing a tree, front view
    Eva's apple (monumental)
  • Flemish Snail, bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese of a figure emerging from a snail shell on a tall socle, side view
    Flemish Snail (Monumental with socle) / Vlaamse Slak / Escargot à la Flamande
  • Hippo, bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese of a slender figure riding a hippopotamus with its mouth wide open, side view
    Hippo / Hippopotame
  • Icarus, bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese of a figure in an aviator helmet spreading large feathered wings, side view
    Icarus
  • IIXV middle size, bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese of a child with arms wide open on a tall iron socle, lit in an interior
    IIXV (Middle size with socle)
  • IIXV Small, bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese of a child with arms wide open and windswept dress, displayed in a garden
    IIXV (Small)
  • IIXV Monumental, bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese of a figure with arms wide open on a corten steel socle, on a Mediterranean terrace
    IIXV Monumental (Bigger size with socle)
  • IIXV Walking Small, bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese of a joyful child walking with arms wide open, front view
    IIXV Walking (Small)
  • The Snail Small, bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese of a figure emerging from a snail shell on a grey stone pedestal
    L'Escargot / Snail (Small)
  • Master of Speed IV, bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese of a racing driver at the wheel of a stylised car, side view on a wooden base
    Master of speed IV
  • Numero Uno, bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese of two running children, one raising his arm in victory, three-quarter view
    Numero Uno / Number One
  • On a Summer Day in the Bathroom, bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese of two children rowing a bathtub like a boat, on an iron pedestal
    On A Summer Day in the Bathroom
  • Once We’ll Be Pilots, bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese of three children looking up at the sky, one launching a paper plane
    Once we'll be pilots
  • Philemon and Baucis, bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese of an elderly couple on a bench with branches growing from their bodies
    Philemon and baucis
  • Sixty Motocyclist, bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese of a helmeted rider on a stylised motorbike, side view on a grey stone base
    Sixty (Motocyclist)
  • Soap, bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese of a child sitting in a wavy basin with arms outstretched, on a grey stone pedestal
    Soap
  • Staring at the Last Leaf, bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese of a slender figure embracing a bare tree trunk
    Staring at the last leaf
  • Strange Dream, bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese of a man dozing in an armchair with organic forms bursting from his head
    Strange Dream
  • The General in the Seat, bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese of a general slumped in an armchair, on a grey stone base
    The General In the Seat
  • The Labyrinth, bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese of an aviator giving a thumbs up on a labyrinth base, displayed in a garden
    The Labyrinth
  • The Missing Link, bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese of a running child carrying a puzzle piece on a puzzle-shaped base, side view
    The Missing Link
  • The Missing Link Small, bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese of a walking child carrying a large puzzle piece, front view
    The Missing Link (Small)
  • The Missing Link with socle, bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese of a running figure holding a large puzzle piece, side view
    The Missing Link (with socle)
  • The Visionary Small, bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese of a child lifting a glass ball high above his head, side view
    The Visionary (Small)
  • The Visionary II Small, bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese of a child holding a glass ball in his outstretched hand
    The Visionary II (Small)
  • The Visionary with Light, bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese of a figure in a windswept coat embracing a giant light bulb, on a marble mantelpiece
    The Visionary with Light
  • The Visionary XL, bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese of a figure reaching up to hold a glass ball, front view
    The visionary XL
  • The Visionary XL with Light, bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese of a figure beside a giant illuminated light bulb, on a black socle
    The Visionary XL with Light and Socle
  • The Winner, bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese of a standing aviator with cap and scarf, displayed outdoors on a steel base
    The Winner
  • Two Legs, bronze sculpture by Lieven d’Haese of a figure merging into the body of a giraffe standing on two human legs, side view
    Two legs