L'Homme qui marche
[1945]
L'Homme qui marche
[1945]
With L'Homme qui marche [Walking man], made during her exile in Switzerland, Richier boldly took on a theme that earned Auguste Rodin his earliest fame.
Far from possessing any stately demeanour, the figure appears unsteady, his eyes bulging and his skull pierced by light. The expressively worked bronze, considered to be inseparably connected with the dangers hanging over mankind after the war, is also a way of bringing it to life: "My statues, I hollowed and tore them to give them a changing and living appearance." The artist developed this image of a humanity as wounded as it is threatening two years later in L 'Orage [Storm Man].
| Domain | Sculpture |
|---|---|
| Techniques | Bronze |
| Dimensions | 88 x 36 x 24 cm |
| Acquisition | Don anonyme en 2021 |
| Inventory no. | AM 2021-433 |
Detailed description
| Artist |
Germaine Richier
(1902, France - 1959, France) |
|---|---|
| Main title | L'Homme qui marche |
| Creation date | [1945] |
| With | Fondeur : Fonderie d'art Thinot, Châtillon (France) |
| Domain | Sculpture |
| Techniques | Bronze |
| Dimensions | 88 x 36 x 24 cm |
| Printing | Epreuve Exposition |
| Inscriptions | S. : [sur la terrasse, côté gauche] G. Richier |
| Acquisition | Don anonyme en 2021 |
| Collection area | Arts Plastiques - Moderne |
| Inventory no. | AM 2021-433 |
Bibliography
Voir la notice sur le portail de la Bibliothèque Kandinsky
Germaine Richier : Paris, Centre Pompidou, 1er mars-12 juin 2023 // Montpellier, Musée Fabre, 12 juillet-5 novembre 2023. - Editions du Centre Pompidou , Paris , 2023 (sous la dir. d''Ariane Coulondre) (cit. p. 21, 108, 266 et reprod. coul. p. 109) . N° isbn 978-2-84426-941-6
Voir la notice sur le portail de la Bibliothèque Kandinsky