Marathonienne, 2020

Philippe Hiquily   Famous Artists

MARATHONIENNE (The MaraThon runner)
Edition "Art For All" by Galerie Loft Paris

1981 - Ed.2020, Black painted cast metal,
H.16 x 11,5 x 6 cm, 145 grams
Edition of 1000 copies,
Signed and numbered,
Dim. of the box : 20 x 14,5 x 9 cm.

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Initially conceived in 1981 as a 6 meter high monumental sculpture, Marathonienne (the marathon runner) has now become one of Philippe Hiquily’s most iconic sculptures. At the center of many cultural events in Europe and all over the world and revealed to a wide audience thanks to the American television series Billons, she impresses us by the softness of her curves and the eroticism of her figure that contrasts with the rigor of her composition (the perfect geometry of a circle divided in 3 angles of 120°on a central axis). This modern sport woman immortalised in an ultimate moment of grace, both strong and untameable, is rendered vulnerable by the stolen moment in which she seems suspended. Generally presented in monumental formats, the marathon runner has found its way into a small format for the Art For All collection, thus proving again that the grace of her shapes has no limits.