Le petit vigneron Alsacien - Colmar, Alsace, France
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N 48° 04.474 E 007° 21.559
32U E 377790 N 5325890
The little Alsatian winemaker, an early statue by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, is located on a fountain in the southwestern corner of the covered market.
Waymark Code: WMNBN9
Location: Grand-Est, France
Date Posted: 02/08/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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EN: This fountain is located in a niche at the southeastern corner of the covered market.

The round basin is embedded in an ornamented niche. On top of the fountain there is a statue, created by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi in 1869.
The little Alsatian winemaker is one of the earlier works of this famous French sculptor.

The original statue was replaced by a copy and moved to the Colmar Bartholdi Museum in 1986. A second copy became a gift to Colmar's American sister city Princeton.


FR: Cette fontaine est située dans une niche à l'angle sud-est du marché couvert.

Le bassin rond est intégré dans une niche ornée. Au sommet de la fontaine il ya une statue, créée par Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi en 1869.
Le petit vigneron alsacien est l'une des œuvres précédentes de ce célèbre sculpteur français.

La statue originale a été remplacé par une copie et a déménagée au Musée Bartholdi à Colmar en 1986. Un deuxième exemplaire est devenu un cadeau à Princeton, la ville jumelée américaine de Colmar.
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Le petit vigneron alsacien

Figure Type: Human

Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi

Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1869

Materials used: Bronze

Location: Outer corner of the Marché Couvert

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