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Monument Adolphe Sax et Dinant

Monument for Adolphe Sax and Dinant

Adolph Sax
Dinant 1814 - Paris 1894
Belgian musical instrument designer and musician who played the flute and clarinet, and is well known for having invented the saxophone
(Wikipedia)

Félix Roulin
1994

Description

Monument made for the centenary of the death of the inventor of the saxophone, installed in 'the sax space' in Dinant. Dimensions: high 3 m, wide 6 m, material: blue stone and oxidized bronze. The monument conists of two 'rocks' rising out of the ground, one of which opens with allusions to the 'city history' of Dinant, and the other on the 'saxophone women', whose bodies suggest the form of the instrument.

Dinant - Monument Adolphe Sax et Dinant

Signature

Felix Roulin 94

Sculptor

Félix Roulin (Dinant 1931), Belgian sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

vzw Statua, Standbeelden.be (site doesn't exist anymore).

Locatie (N 50°15'43" - E 4°54'39") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: bena041; Photograph: 5 May 2015
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