Little Fisherman is a small sculpture which represents a child in the nude, who is trying to remove the hook from a fish.
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The Little Fisherman is a lively 1.3-metre-high marble, full-body, decorative sculpture. It represents a child in the nude, who is trying to remove the hook from a fish. The representation of the body and his facial expression stress movement and struggle. The work was influenced by classicistic art and the art of the Hellenistic Period (Hellenistic Rococo). It is well-placed amidst the surroundings, in the middle of an artificial pond in Zappeion, which reinforces its theme.
Bought by King George A to be placed in the garden of the Palace of Tatoi. This sculpture is a copy, and there are four more copies, some of which have been exhibited abroad.
Antonopoulou Z., (2007), Η νεότερη γλυπτική στον κήπο του Ζαππείου, παρελθόν, παρόν και μέλλον, [Modern sculpture in Zappeion Garden, past, present and future], in Monumenta,
http://www.monumenta.org/article.php?IssueID=2&lang=gr&CategoryID=3&ArticleID=6,
Last visit 28/1/2013
Antonopoulou Z., (2003), Τα γλυπτά της Αθήνας, Υπαίθρια Γλυπτική1834-2004 [The sculptures of Athens, Outdoor sculpting 1834-2004], Potamos
Papadaki E., (d.u.), 60 μορφές στο φως, [60 forms at light] Realmedia, in
http://www.real.gr/Files/Articles/Magazines/5406.pdf,
Last visit 24/1/13
1874 It was crafted by Dimitris Filippotis (1829-1919).
1875 It was first exhibited in Olympia.
1928 A copy of it was placed in Zappeion. Another possible date is 1929.
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