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Leger, Fernand,
Abstract
Object -- Flower
Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- West Palm Beach
Sculpture
La Grand Fleur Qui Marche, (sculpture).
Artist:
Leger, Fernand, 1881-1955, sculptor.
Title:
La Grand Fleur Qui Marche, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Giant Walking Flower, (sculpture).
Dates:
1952. Installed Oct. 19, 1994.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: steel or ceramic, painted; Base: metal plate.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 19 1/2 ft. x W. 12 ft. (3 tons).
Inscription:
(Lower south side of right foot of sculpture:) F LEGER 2/3 signed
Description:
Large, abstract sculpture of a walking flower or flower-man, with petals simulating head, arms, and feet. The sculpture is brightly painted in black, white, orange, green, red, and dark blue. The back, facing east, is mostly black with one white oval near the top.
Subject:
Abstract
Object -- Flower
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- West Palm Beach
Sculpture
Owner:
On loan to Norton Museum of Art, 1451 South Olive Avenue, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
Lent by Marisa de Re Gallery, New York, New York
Located West end of Royal Palm Bridge, South Flagler & Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach, Florida
Remarks:
Number two of an edition of three. French title of sculpture is translated as "giant walking flower." Sculpture is on loan to the Norton Gallery & School of Art, which collaborated with the following agencies: Tourist Development Council, the Art in Public Places Committee of the City of West Palm Beach, the Downtown Development Authority, the Downtown Partnership, and the West Palm Beach Centennial Committee. SOS! 1995 survey reports that the sculpture will remain up through June 1995, or longer if sold. IAS files contain an undated article from Focus Magazine, noted as pg. 68.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida survey, 1995.
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 FL000783
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