Chana OrloffFemme, artiste, pionnièreSculptrice majeure du XXe siècle (1888-1968)
Originally from southeastern Ukraine, eighth of a Jewish family of nine children, Chana Orloff arrived in Paris in 1910 to learn sewing. She would become a major sculptor of the 20th century.
Her path will cross that of Modigliani, Soutine and artists from Montparnasse and the School of Paris. Her ateliers, built for her by Auguste Perret, Villa Seurat in Paris, bring together nearly 200 of her sculptures.
The Ateliers-Museum are open to visits every weekend by reservation and during cultural events.
Albert Harlingue. Portrait of Chana Orloff next to the sculpted portrait of Reuven Rubin, 1935
Chana Orloff sculpting “Bust of a Woman”, 1930
Chana Orloff and the “Big Woman with a Basket”, 1955