Wood Chopper - Athens, Greece - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

A life size, marble, nude statue of a man with his left thigh resting on a tree stump and bending over to break a tree limb with his hands while holding the limb down with his right foot. The sculpture rests on a 6' high marble base which is inscribed:

MUNICIPALITY OF ATHENS
PREFECT
SPYROS C. MERCOURI
ERECTED
YEAR 1908

The sculpture was created by Dimitrios Filipotis in 1908 and was originally from located, from 1908 to 1958, at a small square of Amalias Avenue. There is was vandalized before it was restored and moved to its present location.

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: The Wood Chopper Figure Type: Human Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Dimitrios Filipotis Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1908 Materials used: Marble Location: Vassilis Konstantinos Avenue in Athens, Greece.

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