Auguste Arnault was a Parisian journalist and writer whose artist friends included sculptors Auguste Rodin and Antoine Bourdelle. He retired in Trôo where Bourdelle was a regular visitor, which led to the famous sculptor designing the village war memorial. Bourdelle also produced a pencil drawing of Arnault, as a study for an eventual marble bust. I painted this oil based on Bourdelle's drawing. Oil on canvas, 28 x 18.5 inches, 2022.
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