2023-09-23 10:00:00
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The actor, a lover of sculptures and paintings, sells his works of art. Inventory of an impressive collection and explanation of a surprising decision.
By François-Guillaume Lorrain
Art amateur. Gérard Depardieu in his mansion in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, among his works, in 2022. © © Corentin Fohlen/ Divergence. Published on 09/23/2023 at 10:00 a.m.
When you push, Place Boieldieu (Paris 2nd), the door to the Ader auction house, it’s impossible to miss it. He stands there, on the left, massive, his arms a little askew, clumsy, clumsy, knock-knees, shiny, the flat nose of a buffalo, slightly unbalanced: The Walking Man. One hundred and thirty-eight centimeters of clay transformed into patinated bronze. When discovering this powerful sculpture by Germaine Richier, which was nothing but fire and volcano, how can we not think of the man who is selling? Richier’s model, Nardone, had posed for the Balzac by Rodin: two sacred monsters once interpreted by this other sacred monster released by the world of cinema, reduced to the state of a monster due to legal affairs. When we entered the large living room of his private mansion on rue du C…
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