Villa Alicius (détail du Palais idéal)

Ferdinand Cheval1879/1912

Postman Cheval's Ideal Palace
Hauterives, France

The house that Ferdinand Cheval built for himself in 1896 was named Villa Alicius, in tribute to his daughter, Alice. He reproduced this house as a miniature on the Terrace of his Ideal Palace.

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Title: Villa Alicius (détail du Palais idéal)
Creator: Ferdinand Cheval
Date Created: 1879/1912
Subject Keywords: house, palm tree
Type: sculpture
Medium: lime, cement, ochre

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