Frog hunter I
Until recently, Charles Ray's 2009 sculpture "Boy With Frog" stood at the tip of Dorsoduro, “Punta Dogana”, facing St. Mark's Cathedral on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy.
Larger than life, the 2.5-meters-tall boy holds a frog aloft, dangling by one leg. The sculpture, a classically inspired nude, painted with the white of Carrara marble, represents an adolescent; the boy is neither child nor man, and contemplates his catch.
The final version of the work is made in painted steel to be permanently installed in Venice in front of collector François Pinault's museum.
Charles Ray
“Boy with frog”
Year 2009
Collection François Pinault
Venice, Punta Dogana
Frog hunter I
Until recently, Charles Ray's 2009 sculpture "Boy With Frog" stood at the tip of Dorsoduro, “Punta Dogana”, facing St. Mark's Cathedral on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy.
Larger than life, the 2.5-meters-tall boy holds a frog aloft, dangling by one leg. The sculpture, a classically inspired nude, painted with the white of Carrara marble, represents an adolescent; the boy is neither child nor man, and contemplates his catch.
The final version of the work is made in painted steel to be permanently installed in Venice in front of collector François Pinault's museum.
Charles Ray
“Boy with frog”
Year 2009
Collection François Pinault
Venice, Punta Dogana