La Grande Sauterelle - Lisboa, Portugal
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La Grande Sauterelle is a work of Germaine Richier placed in the Gulbenkian Gardens in Lisbon.
Waymark Code: WMD2D7
Location: Lisboa, Portugal
Date Posted: 11/09/2011
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La Grande Sauterelle is a work of Germaine Richier (1904 - 1959) placed in the Gulbenkian Gardens in Lisbon.
The sculpture is a bronze figure of a woman preparing to jump. It´s placed near one of the lakes in the middle almost hidden by the bushes and was made by Germaine Richier in 1946.
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: La Grande Sauterelle
Figure Type: Human
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Germaine Richier
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1946
Materials used: Molten bronze on Bronze
Location: Gulbenkian Gardens
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