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Sign: Paris - Musée d’Orsay - "Europe" outdoor sculpture by Pierre Alexandre Schoenewerk


Address:
75 Rue de Lille, 75007 Paris, France
Category:
Art
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Shape:
Square
Material:
Metal
Placement:
Wall or fence
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Pierre Alexandre Schoenewerk 
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On the sign:
Alexandre Schonewerk
Paris 1820 - Paris 1885

L’Europe

Fonte de Voruz
Commandé en 1877 pour la terrasse du premier palais du Trocadéro Exposition Universell Paris, 1878

ATTRIBUÉ EN 1986
RF 3751
Photography:
2023
Eli Zvuluny
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Comments:
This sculpture, part of a series on the 6 continents, was prepared for the World Exhibition of Paris in 1878. The sculpture was placed in the courtyard of the Musée d’Orsay in 1986.
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Translation of the text on the sign:
Alexander Schonewerk
Paris 1820 - Paris 1885

Europe

Cast iron of Voruz
Commissioned in 1877 for the terrace of the first Trocadero Palace Exposition Universell Paris, 1878

AWARDED IN 1986
RF 3751

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