Le héron cendré - near Chevilly, Centre
N 48° 02.600 E 001° 51.006
31U E 414295 N 5321755
Sculpture Le Héron Cendré localisé sur l'aire de repos de L'Autoroute A10
Waymark Code: WMRZMC
Location: Centre-Val-de-Loire, France
Date Posted: 08/29/2016
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Georges Saulterre is an artist and sculptor born in 1943.
Following its reflection on visual perception which was browsing the major highways, he had the idea to enjoy this great angle to install them monumental sculptures and thus offer travelers a new approach to culture in public space. The first will be the heron with a height of 8.50 meters on the highway Chartres / Orleans in 1978.
(FR) Georges Saulterre est un artiste et sculpteur né en 1943.
À la suite de sa réflexion sur la perception visuelle que l'on a en parcourant les grands axes autoroutiers, il a l'idée de profiter de ce grand angle pour y installer des sculptures monumentales et offrir ainsi aux voyageurs une approche nouvelle de la culture en espace public. La première sera Le héron cendré d'une hauteur de 8,50 mètres sur l'autoroute Chartres/Orléans en 1978.
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Le héron cendré
Figure Type: Animal
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Georges Saulterre
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1978
Materials used: Acier
Location: Aire de repos sur l'Autoroute A10 Chartres/Orléans
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