Florence Monnier

Alberto Giacometti, Grande Femme debout I, 1960, bronze These sculptures are usually presented in the Giacometti Courtyard These sculptures are usually presented in the Giacometti Courtyard. They are being exhibited in these pools while the exhibition is on. These two versions of the Tall Standing Woman come from the Fondation Maeght collection. They are the […]

Jesús Rafael SOTO, Pénétrable, 1992 Pénétrable “Soto’s Penetrable is a work looking to give a sensory form to one of the central ideas of modern science: that the material universe that we know and of which we are an integral part – including space – is essentially, a reality of energy and therefore intangible. As

La Montagne, 1955-1956 The Mountain This sculpture is one of Germaine Richier’s last works, and in many ways it represents a culmination of all the artist’s research. Structured over empty space, like wire sculptures, it shows a fight between two figures like Les Escrimeuses (The Fencers), a sculpture by the artist from 1943. The obese,

Germaine Richier, La forêt, 1946-1947, bronze The Forest One of the first descriptions of this sculpture was made by Georges Limbour, after seeing it on a visit to the artist’s atelier: “As we were leaving, Germaine Richier […] had the urge to show us an object about one and a half metres tall, wrapped in

Mosaïque de Marc Chagall, 1964-1965 The Lovers Set on an external wall of the Fondation’s bookshop, this mosaic was the first work created by Chagall with this material (1964-65). Mosaicists Heidi and Lino Melano collaborated on making it. Dedicated to Aimé and Marguerite Maeght, the mosaic represents the founders welcoming visitors. Fondation Maeght also preserves

Eduardo Chillida, Iru Harri, 1966-68, granit Iru Harri This granite sculpture from the series Harri (“stone” in Basque), by Chillida, welcomes visitors into the sculpture garden. It is a cube formed of three overlapping, interlocking stones. Chillida always fought against the laws of gravity. When one looks at the elements he uses – very heavy

Ossip Zadkine, Statue pour un jardin, 1958, bronze Statue for a Garden We know this bronze sculpture in a number of states. The oldest is likely to be a version in wood from 1927. The title indicates the artist’s need to see his statue placed outside, if possible, in the wind, so that it turned

Tal Coat, mosaïque murale, 1963-64 Wall Mosaïc The perimeter wall made by Tal Coat surrounds part of the Fondation’s sculpture garden. In this vast mosaic nearly fifty metres long, the Breton painter wanted to transpose his plastic vocabulary of signs and traces which, in this mural context, is reminiscent of cave etchings. The wall is

Barbara Hepworth, Figure (Walnut), 1964, bronze Figure (Walnut) A sculpture of geometric and organic forms, in which the interplay between convex and concave forms (inherited from Mondrian) represents a constant opposition between empty and full. In search of a new aesthetic, Barbara Hepworth prioritised the language of volume and shape. The animal and the vegetable

Pol Bury, La Fontaine, 1978 Fountain In 1978, Pol Bury built a fountain in the gardens of the Fondation Maeght, between the chapel and Café F. The work consists of a series of mobile, articulated stainless-steel pipes. A small pump, not visible to the viewer, pumps the water up to the centre of the metal