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Two views of the sculpture
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Artist | Raymond Duchamp-Villon |
Year | 1914 |
Type | Sculpture |
Medium | Bronze |
Subject | Horse |
Location | Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, Texas, United States |
Owner | Museum of Fine Arts, Houston |
The Large Horse (French: Le Grand cheval) is a 1914-31 bronze sculpture by French artist Raymond Duchamp-Villon, installed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's (MFAH) Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden in Houston, Texas, in the United States.
Raymond Duchamp-Villon's Le cheval was designed in 1914. An enlargement from the original plaster made by Duchamp-Villon to 1 meter, was performed under the supervision of the artists brother Jacques Villon in 1930-1931.
The Large Horse measures 59 x 60 1/4 x 37 3/4 inches. The sculpture was purchased by the museum with funds from its Board of Trustees.Houston Press called the work "semi-abstract with some cubistic elements but that, more important, roars with its own energy. It reeks of perfection, of a difficult artistic goal not only met but exceeded, and is fascinating and witty. It's clear that we are seeing the talent of genius."