Woman with Boy and Flute - Barcelona, Spain
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Woman with Boy and Flute is one of four sculptures facing south on the south edge of the upper terrace on the north side of the Plaça de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
Waymark Code: WMV43D
Location: Cataluña, Spain
Date Posted: 02/20/2017
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Woman with Boy is a 2.80 x 0.91 x 0.70 meter sculpture set 1.40 x 1.26 x 1.26 stone base. The sculpture was created by Josep Viladomat in Montjuïc stone, a type of sandstone, in 1928.
A semi-naked female figure standing and looking slightly down and to her left. She is wearing a robe tied around her waist. In her hands she cradles a flute at waist level, with her left wrist and hand below and right hand above. On her right side is a naked boy. His right hand is touching a a cornucopia which is on the ground behind the boy and the woman. His left leg is bent back towards the cornucopia. In his right hand he is holding up a piece of a grape vine.
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Woman with Boy and Flute
Figure Type: Human
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Josep Viladomat
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1928
Materials used: Montjuïc stone
Location: Plaça de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
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