“La séparation du couple” (The Separation of a Couple) by de Max, 1902
Cimetière du Montparnasse , Montparnasse Cemetery
Quartier du Montparnasse, 14th arrondissement
Paris, July 2014
“La séparation du couple, which was originally destined for Luxembourg Gardens, can be found in the cemetery's 4th division. Perhaps the saddest of all the monuments there, the separation of the couple was moved to the cemetery in 1965 because it was considered too obscene for Luxembourg. It depicts a woman straining to rise from her grave to console her mourning paramour, face in hands, standing above her.” (The Montparnasse District, French-at-a-Touch)
Interesting....maybe comforting where it stands today.
ReplyDeleteWow! This is simply overpowering. Very emotional!
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