Bidspirit auction | Anne-Marie Paul (French, 1949-2005) -

Anne-Marie Paul (French, 1949-2005) - Musicians, Bronze Sculpture. - Anne-Marie Paul (French, 1949-2005) - Musicians, Bronze Sculpture. Signed and numbered - 3/10. Height:36cm. Width: 38cm. Marble base: 16x30cm. 14 Kg. Anne-Marie Paul - Born in Nice, she left school at the age of 16 to dedicate herself to drawing and painting. Her work was soon noticed by prominent artists who began to associate with her and collect her work: between 1967 and 1968, Alexandre Calder, Jo Davidson, Joan Miro, and Aime Maegh purchased several of her paintings. After working in Miro studio, she entered the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1969, where she formed a friendship with Georges Mathieu. That same year, Anne-Marie Paul stayed in Calder studio in Sache, where she created her first terracotta sculptures. This was followed by a meeting with Cesar, which led to collaborative artworks. Starting in the early 1970s, she participated in numerous exhibitions, including the Salon de la jeune sculpture, the Salon des Independants, and the Salon de Mai, during which Claude Visieux selected her to go to the Villa Medicis. She was a resident of the Villa Medicis from 1974 to 1976, under the direction of Balthus, where she contributed to the molding of the Niobides for the creation of Balthus fountain. After her training in Italy, Anne-Marie Paul returned to Touraine, where she settled in Calder house, after his death. She then embarked on journeys to the United States during which she exhibited her work in New York and Los Angeles until her death in 2005.