Juan Convers

Earlier this week, on my way back to Lausanne, I took a quick walk by the port in Thonon and stumbled upon an interesting bronze sculpture of a mermaid. I was curious so I took a picture, but I wondered about its story. Soon I discovered on the internet that this piece is called La Sirène, a reproduction of a work by Marguerite Peltzer, a Belgian-born artist who made Thonon her home.

The original sculpture has been available the Town Hall patio since the 1960s, but this new bronze version now stands in the lakefront, bringing Peltzer’s art into public view. I was very lucky to stumble into it!.