This sculpture is at the bottom of the Baden-Baden Sophienstraße where it intersects with Leopoldsplatz. It looks a bit like a flower, as if it were a Georgia O'Keeffe painting in three dimensions. It is quite polished and smooth, which gives it some play in the light as you walk around it.
Artist Antoine Poncet (1928-2022) was a Swiss-French sculptor who has won multiple awards including the Prix André Susse in 1957 and the Prix Henry Moore in 1983. From 1942, he attended the École des Beaux Arts in Lausanne. He served as President of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 2009. His artwork has been displayed worldwide including Europe, Japan and the United States including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Montreal and the Museum of Modern Art in Milan.
This piece is titled Fugue-Fougue. A similar artwork sold at Christies for €122500. https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6282956
[Review 20953 overall - 225 in Germany - 1938 of 2023.] read more