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For Maillol: Art does not lie in the copying of nature
Aristide Maillol – La Femme a L’ombrelle. c.1895-1900, oil on canvas, 193x149cm. French sculptor, painter and print-maker Aristide Joseph Bonaventure Maillol was born on December 8, 1861 in Banyuls-sur-Mer, Roussillon. He decided at an early age to become a painter … Continue reading
When Archibald met Apollo
I fell in love with the Archibald Fountain when I first saw it at the age of nine. Its real name is the “J. F. Archibald Memorial Fountain“, named after the owner and editor of The Bulletin magazine, who bequeathed … Continue reading
Posted in Sculpture, StreetFurniture
Tagged Apollo, Archibald Fountain, fountains, François-Léon Sicard, French artist, French sculptor, Hyde Park, Sydney
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