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Alter ego 1905-1982-3000...

Gérald Ducimetière
1982

Description

Three - originally four - bronze statues around the tramway station. The artist modeled his sculptures on real Geneva residents.

'Michel Butor, écrivain, attendant son taxi' - The writer Michel Butor waiting for his taxi. - A man waiting with his coat over his arms and his suitcase next to him on the ground.
'La dame fouillant dans son sac' - A women looking for change in her purse.
'L'homme au cigare' - A man with a cigare sitting on a bench.

The fourth statue, a walking young woman, is in preservation.

Information Sign

Gérald Ducimetière
Genève 1940

Alter ego
1905-1982-3000...

Ville de Genève, Fonds d'art contemporain, 1982

Sculptor

Gérald Ducimetière (Genève 1940), Swiss sculptor.

Sources & Information

Ville de Genève, Fonds d'art contemporain de la Ville de Genève (Fmac).
Living in Geneva, Is that a Henri Moore across from the museum?

Locatie (N 46°11'52" - E 6°8'34") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: chge001; Photograph: 5 June 2013
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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