The Large Horse

The Large Horse

Two views of the sculpture
Artist Raymond Duchamp-Villon
Year 1914 (1914)
Type Sculpture
Medium Bronze
Subject Horse
Location Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, Texas, United States
Owner Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

The Large Horse (French: Le Grand cheval) is a 1914-31 bronze sculpture by French artist Raymond Duchamp-Villon, installed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's (MFAH) Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden in Houston, Texas, in the United States.

Description

Raymond Duchamp-Villon's Le cheval was designed in 1914. An enlargement from the original plaster made by Duchamp-Villon[1] to 1 meter, was performed under the supervision of the artists brother Jacques Villon in 1930-1931.[2]

The Large Horse measures 59 x 60 1/4 x 37 3/4 inches. The sculpture was purchased by the museum with funds from its Board of Trustees.[3] Houston Press called the work "semi-abstract with some cubistic elements but that, more important, roars with its own energy. It reeks of perfection, of a difficult artistic goal not only met but exceeded, and is fascinating and witty. It's clear that we are seeing the talent of genius."[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Raymond Duchamp-Villon, Le cheval, plaster, 45 x 24 x 40 cm, Musée de Grenoble, Joconde, Portail des collections des musées de France
  2. ↑ Centre Georges Pompidou, Raymond Duchamp-Villon, Le Grand cheval
  3. ↑ "Raymond Duchamp-Villon: The Large Horse". Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  4. ↑ Timmaney, Jim (November 25, 2014). "The Hidden Treasures of the Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden". Houston Press. Retrieved October 28, 2015.

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