The King Baudouin Foundation has acquired an exceptional 19th-century lace masterpiece through the Marie-Jeanne Dauchy Fund. Entirely handmade, it exemplifies the finesse and excellence of Brussels lace craftsmanship that brought the city worldwide renown.
After four centuries, the preparatory drawing for The Last Supper altarpiece by Jan Erasmus Quellinus returns to its hometown. Thanks to the Léon Courtin–Marcelle Bouché Fund, the work is now on view at the Hof van Busleyden Museum.
Henry and Louise Le Bœuf’s archive has now been entrusted to the KBR so that it can be conserved, studied and promoted. This exceptional acquisition, made by the Marie-Jeanne Dauchy Fund, sheds further light on Belgian cultural history at the turn of the 19th century.
It is thanks to the generosity of Isabelle and Philippe Dewez that a work by the Namur Pop artist Evelyne Axell has become part of our collection. L’égocentrique 2, which shows the feminist dimension of her work, will be exhibited at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts in Brussels.
The King Baudouin Foundation has acquired an emblematic work created by Pol Bury thanks to the Christian Bauwens Fund. The bracelet, entitled Balls on two sides of a square, illustrates a milestone in the development of Belgian jewellery art and is now on show at the DIVA in Antwerp.
