This was as close as you could get. The sculptor said that members of the public should not touch, but 'caress' the marble. Presumably the insurance company had other ideas...

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My 4 yr old called this Monster in a deep pond.

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Which I think is a lovely phrase and one I shall be using myself. Another good one is 'taking a turn about the garden' (Jane Austin) - my Grannie usually indulges me in that particular one!

The fourteenth exhibit ~ Chloe's World by Jaume Plensa

Exhibit No. 24 ~ Legend by Damien Hirst ...

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Barry Flanagan's 'Empire State with Bowler - Mirrored'

HENRY MOORE

Three Piece Reclining Figure: Draped

from Sotheby's 'Beyond Limits' exhibition at Chatsworth ~ September~November 2009

Contemporary Terracotta Warriors by Yue Minjun - part of Sotheby's Beyond Limits sculpture exhibition at Chatsworth House.

Blurry self-portrait taken in the reflection of 'Love Me' by Richard Hudson

Leftover by ZADOK BEN-DAVID

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Contemporary Terracotta Warriors by Yue Minjun - part of Sotheby's Beyond Limits sculpture exhibition at Chatsworth House.

The third exhibit by Lynn Chadwick ~ Two Watchers V ...

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Taken at the Beyond Limits Sotheby's sale, Chatsworth Park, Derbyshire

Well, Nadim Karam's "Miu" really. Still quite like it though.