LAVIROTTE, Jules Aimé
(b. 1864, Lyon, d. 1924, Paris)

Entrance

1901
Photo
29, avenue Rapp, Paris

The façade of the building has a sculpted, animal and vegetal decoration, containing sexual symbolism evident even in the entrance. The phallus on the door panelling and the vaginal surround obviously represent a sexual act - a vision that is repeated several times in the building.




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