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Sculpture series

Malgré Tout
The sculpture at the Museo Nacional de Arte, 2009
Artist	Jesús Fructuoso Contreras

Malgré Tout is an 1898 sculpture by Jesús Fructuoso Contreras, depicting a nude woman lying down struggling against chains to rise.

There are copies in the Museo Nacional de Arte and the Alameda Central, in Mexico City, as well as the Aguascalientes Museum in Aguascalientes, Mexico.

The name "Malgré Tout" is French for "nevertheless" or "in spite of everything". The sculptor created it after losing his right arm.

Museo Nacional de Arte

The Museo Nacional de Arte has a marble version.

Alameda Central

The sculpture in Alameda Central, 2013

Alameda Central has a copy of the sculpture. Contreras' statue Désespoir is also displayed in the park. This was where the original marble sculpture was first displayed before it was moved to the museum.

Museo Aguascalientes

Replica in the Aguascalientes Museum, 2012

The Aguascalientes Museum also has a copy of the sculpture.

References

"Malgré tout". Archived from the original on 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
Fernández, Justino (1969-08-15). A Guide to Mexican Art: From Its Beginnings to the Present. ISBN 9780226244211. Archived from the original on 2023-09-13. Retrieved 2018-12-19.

External links

Media related to Malgré Tout (sculpture) at Wikimedia Commons
In Spite Of Losing His Right Arm, Jesús F. Contreras Designed One Of The Best Sculptures in Mexico

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Public art in Mexico City

Murals
Day and Night Still Life Sueño de una Tarde Dominical en la Alameda Central The History of Mexico

Sculptures and monuments

Alameda Central	Beethoven Monument Benito Juárez Hemicycle Fountain of Mercury Fountain of Neptune Fountain of Venus Fountain of Virgin Gladiador frigio Gladiador romano La Primavera Las Danaides Malgré Tout Statue of Alexander von Humboldt
Paseo de la Reforma	Angel of Independence Antimonumenta Vivas Nos Queremos Diana the Huntress Fountain El Ángel de la Seguridad Social El Caballito Estela de Luz Fuente de la República How Doth the Little Crocodile Monument to Christopher Columbus† Monument to Cuauhtémoc Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Monument Puerta 1808 Rescatemos a David y Miguel Statue of Heydar Aliyev† The Young Woman of Amajac
Related	Tlalli

Key: † No longer extant or on public display

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