Mother with Child, Stone statue in Strašnice, Czech Republic
Mother with Child is a public sculpture made from artificial stone located in an open area of Prag 10. It depicts the bond between a parent and child through a simplified sculptural form.
The artificial-stone sculpture was made by Slovak artist Peter Oriešek (1941–2015) with Czech artist Dana Vachtová (born 1937) in 1982 or 1984. The investor was the Prague 1 firm Montáž. It was shaped by moulding and tamping, then set on a block plinth in Strašnice.
The work is also called Žena s dítětem (Woman with Child). It was commissioned by the Prague 1 firm Montáž, a detail that ties the sculpture to the institutional art commissions of the early 1980s. The seated nude mother holds the child in both arms.
The sculpture sits in a freely accessible outdoor area that requires no admission fee. It is reachable by public transit and open to visitors throughout the year.
The sculpture was commissioned by Montáž, a Prague 1 firm, and made by shaping and ramming artificial stone rather than carving it. The seated woman holds the child in both arms on a block plinth.
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