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La joie de la Maternité - Au Revoir

The Joy of Motherhood - Goodbye

Äitiyden ilo - Jäähyväiset

Harald Sörensen-Ringi
1912

Helsinki / La joie de la Maternité - Au Revoir

Description

Two sculptures flanking the gate of the villa Ensi.

Left: Joie de la Maternite - Äitiyden ilo / The Joy of Motherhood (1911) - A mother and child.
Right: au revoir - Jäähyväiset / Au Revoir / Goodbye (1910) - A man says goodbye to his wife.

Signature

(Goodbye) H. Sörensen-Ringi 1910
(Joy of Motherhood) H. Sörensen-Ringi 1911

Annotation

The Industrialist Uno Staudinger built in 1912 Villa Ensi as a maternity hospital for the midwives who helped to bring his daughter into the world. Staudinger purchased the both works and placed them in front of the building. The works symbolize the idyllic aspects of founding a family.

Artist

Harald Sörensen-Ringi (Sköns socken, Medelpad 1872 - 1912), Swedish sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Helsinki City Artmuseum, Public Art.

Location (N 60°9'18" - E 24°56'29") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: fi134; Photograph: 2 July 2013
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