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  • "RENNENDEN GEPARDEN"

    by Peter Fuchs (b. 1963)

  • A suite of ten bronze cheetahs

    The word Gepard comes from the French word guépard, which in turn comes from the Italian word gattopardo. Gattopardo is a compound of the words gattō ("cat") and pardo ("spotted").

    Cheetah I

    Cheetah I

    Cheetah II

    Cheetah II

    Cheetah III

    Cheetah III

    Cheetah IV

    Cheetah IV

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  • Cheetah V

    Cheetah V

    Cheetah VI

    Cheetah VI

    Cheetah VII

    Cheetah VII

    Cheetah VIII

    Cheetah VIII

    Cheetah IX

    Cheetah IX

    Cheetah X

    Cheetah X

  • Rennenden Geparden, 1991

    Peter FUCHS (b. 1963)

    Running Cheetahs, 1991

    Bronze on bronze pedestal

    Maximum size of each: 3 3/8 x 5 1/16 x 2 1/8 inches (8,57 x 12,86 x 5,4 cm)

    A suite of ten bronze cheetahs cast between July 2022 and April 2023

  • Zurich-based Swiss sculptor Peter Fuchs modeled the present works from live cheetahs in the Parc Zoologique du Bois de Vincennes during his stay in Paris in the early nineties.

    The below postcards are from the Parc Zoologique du Bois de Vincennes which, as early as 1936 was gifted several cheetahs (Guépards in French).

    "Guépard"

    "Guépard"

    "Un couple de Guépard"

    "Un couple de Guépard"

    "Guépard"

    "Guépard"

  • Cheetahs are the fastest land mammals in the world. A cheetah can accelerate from 0 to 103 km/h in 3 seconds and can reach a speed of up to 113km/h (70mph) in short bursts. 

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