PLOMBIERES LES BAINS
MONUMENT AU PEINTRE LOUIS FRANCAIS
Description
Design and production entrusted to the sculptor Emile Edmond Peynot after a competition. The monument is composed of a granite obelisk that forms a base with a bust on a bronze pedestal. Two large statues adorn the lower part of the C-shaped plan monument: a standing dryade, leaning on the trunk of an oak tree, holding a lyre; an evocation of Chloe or an allegory of Spring sitting on a rock playing the two-pipe flute. A painter's palette lies on the ground. The theme chosen recalls Louis Français' favourite fields: landscape and mythological scenes. Its composition and the fluid treatment of the characters make this work a fine example of monumental statuary from the Art Nouveau era. Monument listed as a Historic Monument.
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Additional informations
Type of amenities : Historic monument or place to visit
Conditions of visit : Visit on your own at all times
Category of tourist venue - historic building : Listed historic monument (MH)
Subject of tourist venue - historic building : Vernacular architecture
Groups welcome : YES
MONUMENT AU PEINTRE LOUIS FRANCAIS
Square Louis Français
88370 PLOMBIERES LES BAINS
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