Monaco Sculptures
An exceptional monumental artwork Hommage à Eiffel by César at auction
 

On the occasion of the Monaco Auction Week from 14^th to 19^th July, the Principality opens once again the Société des Bains de Mer’s gardens and establishments to the Monaco Sculptures sale. Designed around the leading artists of the 20^th and 21^st centuries, this 4^th edition features a unique monumental artwork signed by César, Hommage à Eiffel.

The plaque presented here comes directly from César's estate. César took advantage of the project to reduce the weight of the Eiffel Tower in the early 1980s to recover several pieces of the monument. Those original pieces form the structure of this plaque. Produced in the wake of the monumental work Hommage à Eiffel created for the Fondation Cartier started in 1984, this 3-metres-high plaque reflects the appropriation of real elements through their “poetic recycling”, one of the founding principles of the Nouveaux Réalistes with whom César spent time with. Above all, César's plaque celebrates his fascination with Gustave Eiffel as a person and as the famous engineer behind the Eiffel Tower whose centenary is celebrated this year.

Estimated €350,000 - 550,000, this sculpture, unique in its history, will attract the interest of collectors and enthusiasts worldwide. The Monaco Sculptures auction, which will be held on 18^th July at the Hôtel Hermitage Monte-Carlo, is a double tribute to the architectural genius Gustave Eiffel, to whom we also owe the dome of the winter garden at the Hotel Hermitage, and to César, sculptor and iron virtuoso.

Hommage à Eiffel is part of the Monaco Sculptures exhibition, alongside around forty other artworks on display until the end of August in the Société des Bains de Mer Monte-Carlos’s gardens and establishments: a real open-air museum takes over the streets of Monte-Carlo for the summer.

Information
Exhibition
At the Hotel Hermitage Monte-Carlo
From 14^th to 18^th July (selection of lots)

In the Principality’s Gardens and establishments
Until the end of August (selection of lots)

Auction
Monaco Sculptures
Tuesday 18^th July 2023 – 5pm

Hôtel Hermitage, Monte-Carlo
Square Beaumarchais
98000 Monaco

Contact
Vanessa Favre
Tel. +33 1 42 99 16 13