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Paul Verlaine

Metz 1844 - Paris 1896
French writer and poet
(Wikipedia)

James Vibert
1925

Description

Half figure of Paul Verlaine, in front of him a structure with two hands, inscribed Pauvre LELIAN (anagram of Paul Verlaine).

Inscription(s)

paul
VERLAINE
ne a metz 1844 - 1896

Signature

j vibert

Artist

James Vibert (Carouge, Genève, 1872 - Plan-les-Ouates, Genève 1942), Swiss sculptor and engraver (SIKART Lexikon).

Sources & Information

e-Monumen.net, Monumen.
Wikipedia, Esplanade de Metz.
Tout Metz, Monuments et bâtiments urbains de Metz.
Philippe Hoch, Gustave Kahn et Paul Verlaine, histoire d'une fidélité, Académie nationale de Metz 1996 (PDF on-line).
Le blog de Véronique D, Paul Verlaine par James Vibert à Metz.

Location (N 49°7'1" - E 6°10'8") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frlo190; Photograph: 27 May 2019
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