{"id":3736,"date":"2020-08-19T14:33:01","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T12:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ferus-gallery.com\/?p=3736"},"modified":"2020-09-02T20:46:48","modified_gmt":"2020-09-02T18:46:48","slug":"la-marathonienne-philippe-hiquily-1925-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ferus-gallery.com\/en\/la-marathonienne-philippe-hiquily-1925-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"La Marathonienne Philippe Hiquily (1925-2013)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Between 1981 and 1982, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ferus-gallery.com\/en\/our-artists\/philippe-hiquily\/\"><strong>Philippe Hiquily<\/strong><\/a> produced a 6-meter centerpiece for a sculpture trail commissioned by the city of Vitry-sur-Seine (Ile-de-France), the \u201c<strong>Marathonienne<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The majestic and hieratic work, a variation around a female figure whose very title is a reference to ancient Greece, symbolizes the renewal of the forms of the artist initiated in the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Very popular with collectors, it will be the subject of a series of editions which have enjoyed growing success.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On June 5, 2019 in Paris, at a <strong>Christie\u2019s<\/strong> sale, a 168 cm tall Marathoner reached the Artist\u2019s all-time record to be sold for 262,000 euros.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ferus-gallery.com\/en\/the-gallery\/\"><strong>Ferus Gallery<\/strong><\/a> is proud to have contributed to the growing success of this work, since July 15, 2020, a 225 cm marathoner sits majestically in one of the most beautiful sites on the French Riviera, overlooking the bay of Villefranche.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We invite you to discover a photo of the work in majesty and a small <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ferus-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/video-marathonienne-hiquily-villa_1.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video<\/a> <\/strong>of the installation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3099\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ferus-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/la-marathonienne-de-philippe-hiquily-installee-a-villefranche-sur-mer.jpg\" alt=\"La Marathonienne de Philippe Hiquily install\u00e9e \u00e0 Villefranche-sur-Mer\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ferus-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/la-marathonienne-de-philippe-hiquily-installee-a-villefranche-sur-mer.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.ferus-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/la-marathonienne-de-philippe-hiquily-installee-a-villefranche-sur-mer-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ferus-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/la-marathonienne-de-philippe-hiquily-installee-a-villefranche-sur-mer-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ferus-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/la-marathonienne-de-philippe-hiquily-installee-a-villefranche-sur-mer-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ferus-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/la-marathonienne-de-philippe-hiquily-installee-a-villefranche-sur-mer-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ferus-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/la-marathonienne-de-philippe-hiquily-installee-a-villefranche-sur-mer-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ferus-gallery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/la-marathonienne-de-philippe-hiquily-installee-a-villefranche-sur-mer-700x394.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>La Marathonienne de Philippe Hiquily install\u00e9e dans une villa \u00e0 Villefranche-sur-Mer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Between 1981 and 1982, Philippe Hiquily produced a 6-meter centerpiece for a sculpture trail commissioned by the city of Vitry-sur-Seine (Ile-de-France), the \u201cMarathonienne\u201d. &nbsp; 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