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Ace the Dog

Ace the Dog
The sculpture in 2021.
Map
Interactive map of Ace the Dog
LocationRoyal Baths Park, Warsaw, Poland
Coordinates52°13′00.5088″N 21°01′50.2421″E / 52.216808000°N 21.030622806°E / 52.216808000; 21.030622806
DesignerCzesław Makowski
TypeStatue
MaterialSandstone
Length87 cm (34 in)
Width25 cm (9.8 in)
Height33 cm (13 in)

Ace the Dog (Polish: Pies As) is a sandstone sculpture located in Warsaw, Poland, placed within the Royal Baths Park. It is located within the neighbourhood of Ujazdów in the Downtown district. The sculpture depicts a fictional pointing dog Ace (Polish: As), a main character of 1896 novel As by Adolf Dygasiński. It is a replica of a 1903 sculpture by Czesław Makowski.[1]

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The sculpture of Ace the Dog is located within the Royal Baths Park. Its placed near the Old Orangery, in the location of the burial of guard dogs which worked in the Royal Baths Museum, within the park.[1]

It is a replica of a 1903 bronze sculpture by Czesław Makowski, which was part of the tombstone of Adolf Dygasiński at the Powązki Cemetery. The state is made from the sandstone, and depicts a sleeping pointing dog. Its name comes from the titular canine character of Dygasiński's 1896 novel As. The dimensions of the sculpture are 25 × 87 × 33 cm (34 × 9.8 × 13 in).[1][2][3]

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Pies As". lazienki-krolewskie.pl (in Polish).
  2. Maria Irena Kwiatkowska: Warszawscy rzeźbiarze XIX wieku. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 1995, pp. 330−331. ISBN 83-01-08790-0. (in Polish)
  3. "Czesław Makowski, Pies 'As'". lazienki-krolewskie.pl (in Polish).
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