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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

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

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