Student of Rodin, contemporary of Maillol and lover of gargantuan proportions, the eminent French sculpture, Émile-Antoine Bourdelle (1861-1929) had his wicked way with stone. Luckily for France, he had an altruistic family and his wife and daughter left a huge body of his work to the state. Luckily for me, his studio and museum is tucked away on rue Antoine Bourdelle, just around the corner from mon petit studio.
Another chance discovery as I was busy spotting vintage Minis on the way to Montparnasse, the museum garden full of centaurs, archers and enormous horses stopped me in my tracks. Inside, colossal stone statues from Greek and medieval mythology dwarf the human visitors in all their warm-blooded frailty. The studio itself is a jumble of inquisitive heads and busts, while outside, gigantic mythological freizes clash with the view of the neighbouring new-build apartment blocks.
18, rue Antoine Bourdelle,
75015 Paris.
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