Museum acquisitions

I have frequently exhibited in museums which have acquired my work. In this way it is a chance for my work to live in the midst of others exhibits, out of time, and thus confuse the imaginary.

The problem with the wolf

The problem with the wolf 2

Museum acquisitions

The problem with the wolf

The wolf is a fascinating animal that is very present in the imagination of young and old alike. In this work, I've tried to explore that imaginary world, away from the predator-victim trope. This animal sculpture, acquired by the Musée d'Histoire Naturelle de Lille (MHNL), will be presented as part of the next exhibition on the theme of the wolf,...

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Sacred boat

Sacred boat 2

Museum acquisitions

Sacred boat

Five elephants descend The Nile on a crocodile. A voyage in time and space.  Brown patina with a lighter background. Pedestal brass, base black/brown. Sculpture created for the exhibition « Bêtes a Musée »Acquisition of the Powerlong Art Museum Shangaï

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Mon poney

Mon poney 2

Museum acquisitions

My favourite Merens

This sculpture was acquired by the Musée de l’Outil du Val d’Oise in Wit Dit Joli Village. In 2020, I exhibited around ten large sculptures in the museum's Remarkable Garden and this smallest piece found a place in one of its rooms. I was inspired by the Merens, a powerful Pyrenean animal contrasting with the fragility of the little girl. Merens,...

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Les retrouvailles

Les retrouvailles 2

Museum acquisitions

Together again

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Baby elephant and Two little Girls

Baby elephant and Two little Girls 2

Museum acquisitions

Baby elephant and Two little Girls

Or how the girls play with the elephant calves in all equality and complicity.

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Big bear and little girl

Museum acquisitions

Big bear and little girl

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Cinq éléphant et une fille

Cinq éléphant et une fille 2

Museum acquisitions

Five Elephants and a Little Girl

A large sculpture, very graphic and aerial. A little girl perches on the trunk of the matriarch and under her protection governs the acrobatics of four baby elephants.Gray patina with lighter background.

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Mes trois garnements

Mes trois garnements 2

Museum acquisitions

My three rascals

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Amulette de Sucellus

Museum acquisitions

Sucellus amulet

Sculpture created for the exhibition "We dress the fish well" in 2007 at the Château Musée de Boulogne sur mer. It is part of a collection of "amulets" presented in the archaeological showcases of the Museum on this occasion

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Lying down

Lying down 2

Museum acquisitions

Lying down

Sophie Verger make thecollections her own, right down to the astonishing false recumbent statue on display in the museum's central patio, blurring the lines between myth, archaeological reality and contemporary creation. (Extract from the "Sculptures en liberté" exhibition catalogue) Sandstone from Norman Oise Public collection of the VaL d'Oise...

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La pieuvre ou ma voisine

La pieuvre ou ma voisine 2

Museum acquisitions

The octopus / my neighbour

From one octopus to another The octopus had always haunted her. Among the many animal documentaries to be found on the web there are some that describe this animal as one of the most intelligent of marine life. In the human imagination, it is a very disturbing animal. Moreover she had sketched and then sculpted her into a somewhat bigoted woman, as if...

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Deux girafes au Musée de la Briquetterie

Museum acquisitions

Two giraffes at the Briqueterie Museum

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Seal boat

Seal boat 2

Museum acquisitions

Seal boat

Acquisition from the Museum of Berck sur Mer White sandstone

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