Philippe Wolfers

Philippe Wolfers was a Belgian sculptor, designer, goldsmith, medalist and artist (1858–1929). He was born at Brussels.

Philippe Wolfers in brief

Born
1858
Died
1929
Known for
sculptor, designer, goldsmith, medalist and artist
Place of birth
Brussels
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Formation and teaching

Philippe Wolfers studied at Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels. He trained under Isidore De Rudder and Eugène Grasset.

Recognition and collections

Work by Philippe Wolfers is held by Design Museum Gent, Hessian State Museum Darmstadt, Art & History Museum and MAK – Museum of Applied Arts.

Catalogued works

15 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1598 to 1998.

Floréal, dated 1919, held by Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, inventory 4382. Design for a Pendant, dated 1902, held by Wolfsonian-FIU, inventory 85.5.6. Flirt, dated 1998, inventory Bj 124. Philippe und Marcel Wolfers, dated 1993. Philippe Wolfers, dated 1979. Vase, dated ca. 1896, silver, partly gilded, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2003.236. Orchidées, dated ca. 1898, glazed stoneware, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2024.450.4. J.H. van Linschoten his discours of voyages into ye East and West Indies, in foure bookes / [Translated by William Phillip]., dated 1598, held by Wellcome Collection. A colour atlas of hypertension / Kim M. Fox, MD MRCP Consultant Cardiologist, Leonard M. Shapiro MD MRCP Senior Registrar, National Heart Hospital, London., dated 1986, held by Wellcome Collection. A colour atlas of heart failure / Leonard M. Shapiro MD MRCP Senior Registrar, National Heart Hospital, London, Kim M. Fox, MD MRCP Consultant Cardiologist, National Heart Hospital, London., dated 1988, held by Wellcome Collection. Lupus : early history of the wolf / Philip R. Evans., dated 1988, held by Wellcome Collection. Bibliographie d'histoire des villes de France / préparée par Philippe Dollinger...Philippe Wolff...Avec la collaboration de Simonne Guenée., dated 1967, held by Wellcome Collection. Above, a jackall, a fox, a wolf and two dogs; below, a bulldog, a Coach dog, a greyhound, a chamois goat and an ibex. Etching by Heath., dated 1 May 1806, held by Wellcome Collection. Philipp Melanchthon und die Astrologie : Theoretisches und Mantisches / Wolf-Dieter Müller-Jahncke., dated 1998, held by Wellcome Collection. Above, a bird, a wolf fish, branch of a cashew nut tree, two ducks and a blindworm; below, a shell, two antelopes, two bees and a section of a bee hive. Engraving by Heath., dated 1 March 1806, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 4 named public collections.

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wolfsonian-FIU: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 29 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Wolfers, Philippe, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Wolfers, Philippe, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Wolfers, Philippe (1858–1929), The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design, 2016. Het Gioconda-ensemble: De zwanenzang van Philippe Wolfers, Gentse Bijdragen tot de Interieurgeschiedenis, 2003. Wolfers, Marcel, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 9 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Philippe Wolfers studied at Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels. training under Isidore De Rudder and Eugène Grasset is recorded.

The field of work recorded is art of sculpture.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Vienna and Paris. Employment is recorded with Wolfers. Membership is recorded of freemasonry.

Work by Philippe Wolfers is recorded in the collections of Design Museum Gent, Hessian State Museum Darmstadt, Art & History Museum, MAK – Museum of Applied Arts and Rijksmuseum.

Chronology

  1. 1858Philippe Wolfers born at Brussels.
  2. 1896Vase (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  3. 1902Design for a Pendant (Wolfsonian-FIU).
  4. 1919Floréal (Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium).
  5. 1929Philippe Wolfers died at Brussels.
  6. 1979Philippe Wolfers.
  7. 1993Philippe und Marcel Wolfers.
  8. 1998Flirt.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Het Gioconda-ensemble: De zwanenzang van Philippe Wolfers, Gentse Bijdragen tot de Interieurgeschiedenis, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Open Library author record for Philippe Wolfers (Internet Archive), 2 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  3. 3.

    Wolfers, Marcel, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Wolfers, Philippe (1858–1929), The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design, 2016

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Wolfers, Philippe, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Wolfers, Philippe, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Philippe Wolfers (2 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  8. 8.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 29 works naming Philippe Wolfers.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  9. 9.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2057733: Philippe Wolfers

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  10. 10.

    “Philippe Wolfers”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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