FOUNTAIN « LA SOURCE »
BY ALFRED COURTENS
Description
« La source » is a monumental fountain in white stone signed Alfred Courtens (1889 – 1967) depicting two young girls standing in a shell gathering bunches of grapes. A ram’s head between the two girls is spitting water.
Signed and dated : « Alfred Courtens 1927. »
Now in the Château Pétrus, Bordeaux, France.
Link to a video where the fountain shows up at 1:01:18 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSrjzk0WJ6A
Material:
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- White Carrara marble.
Dimensions:
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- Height : 408 cm
- Width : 258 cm
- Depth : 100 cm
Weight:
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- 9 500 kg
Period:
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- 1927