Medium: Black and Gold Portoro Marble
Dimensions: 184 x 64 x 17 cm with a base of one metre square and weighing 300 kg
Date Created: 2014
Description: The marble sculpture ‘FRANCE 1914′ by Simon Burns-Cox was made to commemorate the ending of The First World War in aid of PoppyScotland. It was designed to depict the last remaining tree on the battlefront but a symbol of hope. The sculpture has been exhibited at The Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh in 2015 and then for a three year exhibition at the following venues:
The Peoples’ Palace Museum Glasgow 2016-17
The Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum Glasgow 2017-18
The Riverside Museum Glasgow 2018-19
SOLD through Lyon and Turnbull Edinburgh on Wednesday 11th August 2021
FRANCE 1914 by Simon Burns-Cox
FRANCE 1914 by Simon Burns-Cox Riverside Museum Glasgow