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Le Gardien du Seuil

The Guardian of the Threshold

Paul Flickinger
2017

Description

Steel sculpture of a creature with two difference faces. It is a symbolic work for the French values, in memory and to the glory of its armies, guaranteeing peace and security.

Metz - Le Gardien du Seuil

It was unveiled by the sculptor and general Jean-Louis Paccagnini, military governeur of Metz on 20 June 2017.

Inscription(s)

LE GARDIEN DU SEUIL
PAUL FLICKINGER
Oeuvre créée et offerte par l'artiste
au gouverneur militaire de Metz.
Inaugurée le 20 juin 2017

Signature

Flickinger
r.b.a. solog atlor / 57 metz boulay. Tél. **

Artist

Paul Flickinger (Colmar 1941), French painter and sculptor (Website).

Sources & Information

France3, Metz (57) : inauguration de la sculpture "le Gardien du seuil".

Location (N 49°6'49" - E 6°10'11") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frlo194; Photograph: 27 May 2019
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