# L'Air

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In Paris, L'Air stands in the Jardin des Tuileries as Aristide Maillol's bronze sculpture. Aristide Maillol designed this bronze sculpture in 1938. A reclining female figure rests across undulating drapery, giving the composition a calm, flowing outline. The figure was modelled after Dina Vierny, Maillol's muse. The fabric beneath her body evokes possible wind or waves, connecting the form with movement. L'Air belongs to a series honouring the Croix du Sud crew. The hydroplane disappeared after departing Toulouse during a transatlantic mail flight, and the series commemorates its crew. Maillol's classical approach appears through the figure's measured pose and simplified, powerful form. The sculpture links bronze, the female form, and symbolic ideas of beauty and innocence. The spot is recorded as wheelchair accessible within this Parisian art setting. Its serene arrangement recalls Maillol's admiration for Greek and Roman art, while keeping attention on the reclining body. The undulating drapery remains central to the sculpture's visual structure.

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## Photos

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