Cerf, biche et faon au repos, Statue in Antony, France
Cerf, biche et faon au repos is a bronze statue in Antony, France, showing a stag, a doe, and a fawn at rest, all three placed on a base shaped like rocky ground. The stag stands upright with its head slightly raised, the doe rests her head against his side, and the fawn looks in the opposite direction.
The sculpture was made in 1908 by Georges Gardet, a French sculptor known for his lifelike animal figures. It was created during a period when animal sculpture enjoyed wide recognition in France.
Georges Gardet was known above all for his animal sculptures, and this work shows his usual approach: natural poses, no dramatic gesture. Visitors often notice how the three figures form a group, each looking in a slightly different direction, without any one of them drawing all attention away from the others.
The statue stands outdoors in Antony and can be reached on foot without any special preparation. It fits well into a walk through the surrounding parks and paths.
This composition exists in several copies: one stands in the Parc de Sceaux in Hauts-de-Seine, and another is in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The same group of figures can therefore be found in very different cities and countries, each in its own setting.
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