Absalom
1963, 90 x 40 x 46 cm, copper
"...Absalom's head got caught in the tree. He was left hanging in midair, while the mule he was riding kept on going..."
2 Samuel, chap. 18, 9
He, the handsome, the strong
A single leaf
hangs him to the gallows by his own hair.
(Pierre de Grauw)
See also :
The Poor King David (wood)
The King is Dying (bronze)
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French version