Zadkin Museum
100 bis, Rue d'Assas, Paris, France | Port Royal
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On the territory of the VI arrondissement of Paris, on rue d'Assas, 100, next to the Luxembourg Garden, is the Zadkin Museum. Osip Zadkin (1890-1967), famous sculptor who lived in France since 1928. The idea to open the museum of the sculptor Zadkin belonged to his widow Valentina Prax. In 1982, after her death, the grand opening of the museum took place.
Zadkin’s sculptures are distinguished by the fact that they are made mainly of wood and stone in a peculiar manner inherent in the artist. Monumental forms, flexibility of lines, characteristic of the traditions of cubism, made masterpieces such works of the author as “Woman with a Fan”, “Beautiful Handmaid”. Expression breathes works “The Birth of Forms”, “The Broken City” and two original monuments of Van Gogh.
Most of the exhibits in the house-museum were donated to Paris by Zadkin’s widow. Currently, more than 300 works of sculptures, drawings, photographs, gouaches, tapestries are exhibited in the halls of the museum constantly, and 3-4 exhibitions of modern masters are held here every year. Any tourist or local resident can visit the house-museum of Zadkin for free, not counting exhibitions.