page_title: Leo Geurtjens
hierarchical_section_title: Leo Geurtjens
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: 's-Hertogenbosch - Zoete lieve Gerritje (1958) door Leo Geurtjens
context_page_description: Peter Leonardus “Leo” Geurtjens was a Dutch sculptor.
  Probably his most known sculpture is the “Zoete Lieve Gerritje”. “Zoete lieve Gerritje” appears as a historical figure of a song about Den Bosch. The in the 1950s tourist office director in Den Bosch wanted to link it more to the city, in which the girl was in his idea a farmer's wife. Geurtjens was asked to create a sculpture, that was placed in the Binnenzijde in 1958.
  In Den Bosch he also has the sculpture “Jonas de Walvis” on the Muntelbrug and in the church of Vinkel you can see reliefs depicting the last supper, the sacrifice of the Cross and the resurrection. In Vught there is “Vrouwke op de fiets” in the Lidwinastraat.
  Also in Brabant and North Limburg are artworks of Geurtjens.
  He worked for many years as a teacher at the Fontys Academy for “Beeldende vorming” in Tilburg.
context_section_description: Peter Leonardus “Leo” Geurtjens (15 March 1924 – 5 April 2020) was a Dutch sculptor.
  Probably his most known sculpture is the “Zoete Lieve Gerritje”. “Zoete lieve Gerritje” appears as a historical figure of a song about Den Bosch. The in the 1950s tourist office director in Den Bosch wanted to link it more to the city, in which the girl was in his idea a farmer's wife. Geurtjens was asked to create a sculpture, that was placed in the Binnenzijde in 1958.
  In Den Bosch he also has the sculpture “Jonas de Walvis” (1965) on the Muntelbrug and in the church of Vinkel you can see reliefs depicting the last supper, the sacrifice of the Cross and the resurrection. In Vught there is “Vrouwke op de fiets” in the Lidwinastraat.
  Also in Brabant and North Limburg are artworks of Geurtjens.
  He worked for many years as a teacher at the Fontys Academy for “Beeldende vorming” (Visual Education) in Tilburg.
caption: Zoete Lieve Gerritje
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