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François Stahly, Fountain of "Four Seasons"
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![]() This sculpture was located at the eastern side of the park. As a fountain it was spread over a circular area almost 20 feet (6 meters) across.
Fountain of "Four Seasons" 1962 • Executed in bronze and Italian stone • Artist: François Stahly, 1911 to 2006 • Sydney G Walton Square, San Francisco, California • (Photo posted Thursday 23 September 2010) • (Photo taken 15:57:58 Saturday 18 September 2010) • © 2010 Bryan Costales ![]() ![]() Add a comment or report a mistake
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![]() This sign describing this sculpture was on top of one of the stones surrounding it. The sign read: Fountain of "Four Seasons"
Fountain of "Four Seasons" 1962 • Executed in bronze and Italian stone • Artist: François Stahly, 1911 to 2006 • Sydney G Walton Square, San Francisco, California • (Photo posted Thursday 23 September 2010) • (Photo taken 15:58:20 Saturday 18 September 2010) • © 2010 Bryan Costales ![]() ![]() Add a comment or report a mistake
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![]() Each of the four sculptures was bedded in a group of four stones, and each represented a season. Water was pumped up through each sculpture to fall and splash around these groupings of stones.
Fountain of "Four Seasons" 1962 • Executed in bronze and Italian stone • Artist: François Stahly, 1911 to 2006 • Sydney G Walton Square, San Francisco, California • (Photo posted Thursday 23 September 2010) • (Photo taken 15:58:28 Saturday 18 September 2010) • © 2010 Bryan Costales ![]() ![]() Add a comment or report a mistake
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![]() The arrangement of stones around one of the four sculpture fountains. Notice the resemblance to a flagstone path.
Fountain of "Four Seasons" 1962 • Executed in bronze and Italian stone • Artist: François Stahly, 1911 to 2006 • Sydney G Walton Square, San Francisco, California • (Photo posted Thursday 23 September 2010) • (Photo taken 15:58:36 Saturday 18 September 2010) • © 2010 Bryan Costales ![]() ![]() Add a comment or report a mistake
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![]() Detail of one of the upright sculptures. Notice the bolts used to assemble it. The green appeared much less textured and darker from a distance. Water is cascading down the sculpture (unfortunately caught using a slow shutter).
Fountain of "Four Seasons" 1962 • Executed in bronze and Italian stone • Artist: François Stahly, 1911 to 2006 • Sydney G Walton Square, San Francisco, California • (Photo posted Thursday 23 September 2010) • (Photo taken 15:58:40 Saturday 18 September 2010) • © 2010 Bryan Costales ![]() ![]() Add a comment or report a mistake
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![]() Water splashing and fallen leaves gave the water under the fountain a lovely texture and color.
Fountain of "Four Seasons" 1962 • Executed in bronze and Italian stone • Artist: François Stahly, 1911 to 2006 • Sydney G Walton Square, San Francisco, California • (Photo posted Thursday 23 September 2010) • (Photo taken 15:59:18 Saturday 18 September 2010) • © 2010 Bryan Costales ![]() ![]() Add a comment or report a mistake
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Here was another view of this sculpture in context. Behind it was the
"Big Heart On The Rock" sculpture
Fountain of "Four Seasons" 1962 • Executed in bronze and Italian stone • Artist: François Stahly, 1911 to 2006 • Sydney G Walton Square, San Francisco, California • (Photo posted Thursday 23 September 2010) • (Photo taken 15:59:30 Saturday 18 September 2010) • © 2010 Bryan Costales ![]() ![]() Add a comment or report a mistake
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