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Sign: Paris - Tuileries Gardens "Large Chessboard" outdoor sculpture by Germaine Richier


Address:
Louvre - Tuileries, Paris, France
Category:
Art
City:
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Country:
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Shape:
Square
Material:
Metal
Placement:
Ground
Tags:
Germaine Richier 


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On the sign:
Germaine RICHIER (1902-1959)
L’Échiquier, grand, 1959

Bronze patiné
Achat en 1998
Inv. AM 1998-222
Dépôt du Centre Pompidou, musée d’Art moderne
Centre de creation industrielle en 1998

Bronze with patina
Acquired in 1998
Inv. AM 1998-222
Centre Pormpidou, musée d’Art moderne

Cenitre dé creation industrielle collection, on long-term loan since 1998
Photography:
2023
Eli Zvuluny
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Comments:
One of the sculptures in the Tuileries Gardens - and belonged to the series of modern sculptures
The sculpture, made by sculptor Germain Richie, includes 5 bronze sculptures simulating chess pieces: king, queen, rook, bshop and knight.
The height of the sculptures is 61 cm, and they were placed in the Tuileries Gardens in 2000, on loan from the Center Georges Pompidou

The statue was photographed on the day the sign was photographed Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:
Germaine RICHIER (1902-1959)
The Chessboard, large, 1959

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