Artefacts

GEORGOPOULOS, Stavros. Discus-thrower. Copy of the original work from Constantin Dimitriadis (1881-1943).

Physical description

Engraved name of the foundry on the base.

Created

Created: Stavros GEORGOPOULOS Created: Konstantinos DIMITRIADIS Created: Gavala

Materials

bronze

Colors

bronze

Dimension

215 x 120 x 80 cm, 244 kg

Literature

STANTON, Richard, The Forgotten Olympic Art Competitions, Trafford: Victoria, 2000. Comité olympique français, Les jeux de la VIIIe Olympiade : Paris 1924 : rapport officiel, publ. sous la dir. de A. Avé ; avec la collab. de Charles Denis et celle de Georges Bourdon 1924 TOSCHI, Livio. The Olympic Art Contests. Pentathlon of the muses (Le mariage des muscles et de l'esprit). [Budapest] : IWF, 2003. 127p. Lockender Lorbeer: Sport and Spiel in der Antike. Munich: Staatliche Antikensammlungen, 2004. SERAY, Jacques. De l'art et du sport : Un regard de quatre millénaires.. 2015. POINTU, Raymond. Paris Olympique. S.d.: Editions du Panama, 2005.

Type of item

Artworks -> Sculpture

Reference number

34948

Original title

"Le Discobole finlandais (sic)"

Keywords

concours d’art 1924 disc Replica Paris 1924, Olympic Games Ancient Greece Athletics/discus Discobolus

Notes

THE FINNISH DISCOBOLUS, 1989-1991 (original made in 1924) Constantin DIMITRIADIS (GRE), 1881-1943 Patinated bronze Replica by Stavros GEORGOPOULOS (GRE) The original won first prize in the sculpture section of the art contest held during the 1924 Paris Olympic Games. Donation from Spiros METAXAS IOC Culture and Heritage Collections – Artefacts