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DeVigne, Paul,
Comp. des Bronzes Bruxelles,
Figure female
Allegory -- Death
State of Being -- Emotion
Gravestone
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Rock Island
Sculpture
Cable Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
DeVigne, Paul, sculptor.
Comp. des Bronzes Bruxelles, founder.
Title:
Cable Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1891.
Medium:
Bronze sculpture on a polished granite base.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 13 x 12 1/2 x 9 ft.; Base: approx. W. 13 1/2 ft.
Inscription:
(Proper left lower corner:) Paul DeVigne Cie des Bronzes (Edge of drapery, near ground:) Paul DeVigne (Front:) CABLE (One side: ) MDCCCXCI (Other side:) MDCCCXCI (Back:) RESVRGAM signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A griefstricken woman wrapped with flowing drapery from her waist down presses herself against a rectangular structure which supports a sarcophagus. In her proper right hand she holds a large feather. Her proper left hand is pressed against the side, holding part of the drapery or her hair.
Subject:
Figure female
Allegory -- Death
State of Being -- Emotion -- Sorrow
Object Type:
Gravestone
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Rock Island
Sculpture
Owner:
Chippiannock Cemetery, 2901 12th Street, Rock Island, Illinois 61201
Remarks:
IAS files contain copy of a map of the cemetery showing the exact location of the sculpture.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois survey, 1992.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS IL000059
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Inventory of American Sculpture
IL000059
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