The Messenger of Zadkine

Strange looking

Located at the Grand Palace end of Esplanade Habib Bourguiba, is a sculpture created by Ossip Zadkine, (1888-1967), who was a sculptor and painter, born in Russia, becoming a citizen of France. The...

Not sure what it means

This statue is odd. It’s like blocks put together. Like Legos. I don’t know the meaning and I didn’t care for it very much.

Notable Landmark

Near Les Invalides this Bronze statue does stand out. A Cubist sculpture from the early 20th Century it is yet another free thing to admire in Paris. 2279OOS

Now it's clear

Original Text

Now the meaning of this monument, which was met at the embankment of Orse next to the bridge of the Disabled on the way to the Orse Museum, is understood. The monument attracted attention with its unusual look. Zadkin, messenger - these words ...

Messenger

Original Text

The bronze copy of Osip Tsadkin's wooden sculpture is installed on the embankment of the D' Orse at the Disabled Bridge. The original was performed in 1937. The sculpture fits very organically into the surrounding landscape