Robert Couturier (sculptor)

During this period, he interacted with numerous painters, including Henri Matisse, from whom he received valuable advice.

As a former student of Aristide Maillol and a founding member of the Salon de Mai, Couturier was a recipient of the American Foundation for French Thought and Art in 1930.

In 1937, he created sculptures for the Pavilion of Elegance at the International Exhibition in collaboration with architect Émile Aillaud.

After the Liberation in 1946, he was appointed as a professor at the École des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, a position he held until 1962.

In 2005, the Dina Vierny-Musée Maillol Foundation in Paris dedicated a retrospective exhibition to him for his centenary.