Musée Maillol

The Musée Maillol is an art museum located in the 7th arrondissement at 59–61, rue de Grenelle, Paris, France. History In 1964, Dina Vierny donated Maillol's monumental sculptures to the state. André Malraux , Minister of Culture, installs them in the open air in the Tuileries Garden . The same year, she created her foundation, the aim of which was to make the work of Aristide Maillol known to the public. The museum was established in 1995 by Dina Vierny . On January 20, 1995, the Maillol museum was inaugurated in a mansion in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, the Bouchardon hotel. Its renovation, led by Dina Vierny and the architect Pierre Devinoy, lasted. Collection It presents the works of Maillol (drawings, engravings, paintings, sculptures, decorative art, original plaster and terracotta work) along with other works from Vierny's private collection: Masters of French naïve art including a painting by Henri Rousseau Drawings by Paul Cézanne , Edgar Degas , Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres , Henri Matisse , Pablo Picasso , Suzanne Valadon , and Tsuguharu Foujita Drawings and watercolours by Raoul Dufy Paintings by Pierre Bonnard and Serge Poliakoff Lithographic work by Odilon Redon Woodcuts and watercolours by Paul Gauguin Sculptures by Auguste Rodin Works by Wassily Kandinsky.