DIA lands $2M sculpture courtesy of Taubman
A. Alfred Taubman has donated a sculpture entitled “Le Cheval Majeur” or “The Grand Horse” by Raymond Duchamp-Villon to the Detroit Institute of Arts. The museum plans to install the piece in the Josephine F. Ford Sculpture Garden at the College for Creative Studies. It is valued at $2 million.
A. Alfred Taubman has donated a sculpture entitled “Le Cheval Majeur” or “The Grand Horse” by Raymond Duchamp-Villon to the Detroit Institute of Arts. The museum plans to install the piece in the Josephine F. Ford Sculpture Garden at the College for Creative Studies. It is valued at $2 million.
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“My longstanding support of the museum stems from my love of art, my love of the DIA and my continued interest in the metropolitan Detroit community,” Taubman said in a release.
“‘The Grand Horse’ is a truly magnificent work of art and an important addition to the museum’s already outstanding collection.”
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