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Le Secret ou Les Trois Grâces

The Secret or The Three Graces

René Béclu
1913

Lyon / Le Secret <i>ou</i> Les Trois Grâces

Description

Marble sculpture of three naked women sitting next to each other, one of them is whispering into the ear of a second, obviously a secret as indicated by the sculpture in the title of the work. In Lyon, it soon was renamed into The Three Graces.

Lyon - Le Secret <i>ou</i> Les Trois Grâces

Artist

René Béclu (Paris 1881 - Riaville, Meuse 1915), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste des œuvres publiques de Lyon.
Wikipedia, Le Secret (Béclu).
Le Lyon des Gones, Les Sculptures et Monuments du Parc.
Daniel F. Valot, Jeux et Photos de Lyon, Sculptures.
Découverte des sculptures du Parc de la Tête d'Or (PDF on-line).

Location (N 45°46'26" - E 4°51'22") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frra149; Photograph: 12 August 2018
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