Ace the Dog

Ace the Dog
The sculpture in 2021.
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)
Completion date1919

Ace the Dog (Polish: Pies As) is a 1919 sandstone sculpture by Czesław Makowski. It is located in Warsaw, Poland, within the neighbourhood of Ujazdów in the Downtown district. The sculpture is placed in the Royal Baths Park, near the Old Orangery, in the location of the burial of guard dogs of the Royal Baths Museum. The sculpture depicts a fictional pointing dog Ace (Polish: As), a main character in the 1896 novel As by Adolf Dygasiński. It is a stone replica of a bronze sculpture by Makowski form 1903.

History

The sculpture Ace the Dog was created in 1919 by Czesław Makowski. It is a stone replica of his 1903 bronze sculpture, which was part of the tombstone of Adolf Dygasiński at the Powązki Cemetery. Its name comes from the titular canine character of Dygasiński's 1896 novel As. The sculpture was placed in Royal Baths Park, near the Old Orangery, in the location of the burial of guard dogs of the Royal Baths Museum.

Characteristics

The statue depicts a sleeping pointing dog. Its dimensions are 87 × 25 × 33 cm (34 × 9.8 × 13 in).

References

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