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9Left: La Chute, H. 220 cm, Jardin de l%u2019Amour, Ch%u00e2teau de Cheverny, FranceAbove right: La Chute, H. 87 cm, studio shotLa Chute1980Lost-wax bronze cast, dark patina, by Fonderie de Coubertin, FranceFoundry stamp on base %u201cFC%u201d with shell motiveSigned on the base %u201cGudmar%u201dEdition 4/10Height 87 cm, length 40 cm, width 38 cm, weight 54 kgThis sculpture comes with a certificate of authenticity by the artist%u2019s estate.PROVENANCEGudmar Olovson Estate, SwedenBIBLIOGRAPHYGudmar Olovson %u2013 Sculptures, %u00c9ditions Arcapea (1987)Gudmar Olovson Sculpteur, Patrice Dubois (2007)Gudmar Olovson Sculptor (p.36, 37, 88) Patrice Dubois and Harald Friberg, Warne F%u00f6rlag (2006)La Chute (%u201dThe Fall%u201d) signifies a revolt against the interpretation of the fall in the Old Testament. In the Greek Apollonian ideal, the notion of sin did not exist. In Olovson%u2019s interpretation Eve rebels against the idea of holding back, an attitude which has been forced upon her, and she takes the innocent Adam with her.A 220 cm tall version of La Chute is part of the monographic monumental sculpture park %u201dLe Jardin de l%u2019Amour%u201d at the 17th century Ch%u00e2teau de Coubertin in the French Loire Valley.