Kore: Our Hopes for Our Children

Historical Period
The Present Looking to the Future

Title
Kore: Our Hopes for Our Children

Sculptor
George Petrides

Sculpture Completed
2024 version II

Sculpture Medium
Mixed media including gold

Sculpture Dimensions
Overall: H. 29.5 in. x D. 22.4 in. (75 cm x 57 cm)

Model
Sofia Petrides

Petrides' Relationship
Daughter, posed 2022 age 12

Petrides Seeks to Convey
Optimism, innocence

Sculptural Precedent
Louise Brongniart 1777 by Jean-Antoine Houdon

Precedent Work Held By
Many examples including The Louvre, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The National Gallery of Art, Washington DC