Artefacts

DIGGELMANN, Alex Walter. View of Olympia ruins with the Coubertin monument.

Physical description

View of Olympia with the altar and the marble monument erected in honour of Baron de Coubertin and where his heart has been buried. Lithography in limited edition of 200 copies. Text: ""Blatt 6, Olympia Altar, Coubertin-Denkmal und Kladeos". Signed: "Diggelmann" lower right.

Created

Created: Alex Walter DIGGELMANN

Symbolized

Symbolically represented: Pierre de COUBERTIN

Materials

paper

Colors

black and white, green

Dimension

50 x 63 cm

Literature

STANTON, Richard, The Forgotten Olympic Art Competitions, Trafford: Victoria, 2000. "Merci au Comité Olympique Hellénique". In: Bulletin du Comité International Olympique (Revue Olympique, février 1963, N° 81, p. 28. "Trips in a hot-air balloon.". In: Olympic Review, June 1989, N° 261, pp. 320-321. LUCAS, John. "The Death and Burial of Coubertin". In: Journal of Olympic History, September 2001, Vol. 9, N° 3, pp. 7-21.

Type of item

Artworks -> lithography

Reference number

13788

Keywords

IOC Session 59th Athens 1961 Olympia Antiquity Sport and Art Site of ancient games Olympic flame monument