The four zodiac signs of the four seasons or ages of life
- Artist
- Gustave Piguet
- Year
- 1956
- Material
- Bronze relief
- Location
- Bremgarten Cemetery, funeral chapel, Murtenstrasse 51
Background
The bronze relief “Die vier Tierkreiszeichen der vier Jahres- oder Lebenszeiten” (the four zodiac signs of the four seasons or stages of life) by Gustave Piguet, dated 1956, is in the funeral hall of the Bremgarten cemetery at Murtenstrasse 51 in Bern. The title refers to the zodiac signs and to the seasons or stages of life. As a relief, the work is bound to an indoor space. Further background on its making, its commission and the artist is not documented yet.
Researched and summarised by Bärn Kit. Sources: Kultur Stadt Bern, Kunst im öffentlichen Raum (offene Daten)
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Data: Kultur Stadt Bern (open data “Kunst im öffentlichen Raum”). Found a mistake? Write to hallo@uebrig.ch.