The Great Warrior of Montauban explained
| The Great Warrior of Montauban |
| Artist: | Antoine Bourdelle |
| Year: | 1898-1900 |
| Type: | Bronze |
| Height Metric: | 186.1 |
| Width Metric: | 157.5 |
| Length Metric: | 61.3 |
| Width Imperial: | 62 |
| Metric Unit: | cm |
| Imperial Unit: | in |
The Great Warrior of Montauban is a bronze sculpture by Antoine Bourdelle.[1]
It was commissioned in 1897, by the village of Montauban to commemorate the Franco-Prussian War.[2] It was modeled in 1898 to 1900, and cast in 1956.[3]
It is an edition of ten; number three is at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.[4] It appeared in LIFE magazine.[5]
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- http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!373053~!0#focus "The Great Warrior of Montauban, (sculpture)"
- A Garden for Art, Valerie J Fletcher, p. 14.
- Web site: Washington DC - Hirshorn Museum and Sculpture Garden - The Great Warrior of Montauban by Emile-Antoine Bourdelle - a photo on Flickriver . Flickriver.com . 2009-06-06 . 2014-08-22.
- Web site: Collection Search - Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden | Smithsonian . Hirshhorn.si.edu . 2010-12-07 . 2014-08-22.
- Web site: LIFE Photos | Classic Pictures From LIFE Magazine's Archives . LIFE.com . 2014-08-22.
