Winter
Charles Francis Summers (1857-1945)
Marble
1883
Height: Two metres (78 inches)
Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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The only original piece among The Four Seasons is the somewhat distinctive Winter; the others are replicas of Italian pieces by Antonio Canova (1757-1822). In order to continue his work in New South Wales, Summers pioneered the quarrying of marble at Limestone Creek, Victoria.
Photograph and text by Philip V. Allingham.
