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Pallieter

Protagonist of the eponymous novel (1916) by the Flemish author Felix Timmermans from Lier. Pallieter stands for a bon vivant, one who 'picks the day'.
(Wikipedia)

Jan Alfons Keustermans
1986

Description

Statue of Pallieter looking at the sky.

Inscription(s)

PALLIETER

onthuld door het
felix timmermans-
herdenkingscomite
25 mei 1986

Signature

gieterij ...

Lier - Pallieter

Sculptor

Jan Alfons Keustermans (Hoboken 1940 - Wommelgem 2008), Belgian sculptor (Website).

Sources & Information

vzw Statua, Standbeelden.be (site doesn't exist anymore).

Locatie (N 51°7'39" - E 4°34'19") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: bean109; Photograph: 5 May 2018
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