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Saint-Lô
Manche
Basse-Normandie

Place du Général de Gaulle

La laitière normande

Normandy Milkmaid

Arthur Le Duc & Louis Derbré
1986 (1888)

Description

Bronze statue of a woman with a can of milk on her shoulder.

Inscription(s)

LA LAITIERE NORMANDE
de louis derbre 11 mai 1986
d'apres arthur-jacques le duc
ne a torigny s/vire le 27 mars 1848

Signature

1986 Derbré d'après le duc

Annotation

The original 1888 statue by Le Duc was melted in 1942 by the Vichy Government. A copy made by Derbré after old postcards was placed in 1986.

Sculptors

Louis Derbré (Montenay, Mayenne 1925 - Ernée, Mayenne 2011), French sculptor (Wikipedia – Website).
Arthur Jacques Le Duc (Torigni-sur-Vire 1848 - Antibes 1918), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste des œuvres d'art de la Manche.

Locatie (N 49°6'55" - W 1°5'24") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frbn055; Photograph: 1 August 2015
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