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Artworks
Christo Javacheff
Wrapped Monument to General Dufour (3 parts projects for Geneva, Switzerland), 1975collage: pencil, fabric, twine, wax crayon and ball point pen71 x 56 cm.Located in the centre of the Place de Neuve in Geneva is the equestrian statue of General Dufour (1787-1875). Engineer, Professor of mathematics, cartographer, one of the founders of the...Located in the centre of the Place de Neuve in Geneva is the equestrian statue of General Dufour (1787-1875). Engineer, Professor of mathematics, cartographer, one of the founders of the Red Cross and the first General of the Swiss Army, the sculpture by Karl Alfred Lanz (1847-1907) was erected in 1884.Provenance
from the Estate of the Artist
