31 May 2011

The Lemon Seller


This sculpture in the gardens of the Palais Carnoles is called La Limounaire, by Jacqueline Verdini. Limounaire is a Mentonnais word that means the lemon seller.

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Cette sculpture qui se trouve dans les jardins du Palais Carnoles s'appelle Le Limounaire, oeuvre de Jacqueline Verdini. Limounaire est un mot Mentonnais qui signifie vendeur de citrons.

8 comments:

PerthDailyPhoto said...

That's a very charming little statue Jilly.

brattcat said...

Charming, indeed, and you capture that charm with the composition of this.

Malyss said...

So much menton in old times, and in a charming way..

paolo said...

Bella scultura! Il piccolo venditore di limoni ha l'aria del sognatore e in questo mondo c'è molto bisogno di sogni !

Hilda said...

Sweet.

Not the lemons, obviously. :)

Bob Crowe said...

His countenance is sweeter than his wares. Charming.

Virginia said...

Oh what a delight to find. I love the word too.
V

Giulia said...

I love this, I've never seen a lemon seller statue before. Darling.

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