Statues of George Sand

There are many statues of George Sand. This is is the most famous one: it can be found in the Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris. It was designed by François-Léon Sicard and installed in 1904 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of her birth. I like this statue.

Below is a different one in La Châtre, near where Sand lived in Nohant-Vic. By Aimé Millet, it was installed in 1884. Another (terracotta) version of it can be seen at the Musée de la Vie romantique in Paris (shown at bottom).

There are a number of statues and busts of Sand by her son-in-law, Auguste Clésinger, but I don't like them as much, although I do like his Woman Bitten by a Snake. Finally, there is this damaged statue in the Villa Algira in Gargilesse-Dampierre from circa 1862. Sand went to live there with her partner Alexandre Manceau in 1857.

It's only fair to include a statue of Alfred De Musset in Parc Monseau by way of comparison. He looks depressed and I think I'd rather be in Jardin du Luxembourg too. The "muse" inspiring his poetry and literature does not appear to be a George Sand avatar. The statue is by Antonin Mercié and it was inaugurated in 1906. 

Chopin also turns up here in Parc Monseau very close to Musset! That's not Georges Sand with him though; that's Pain. The statue was created by Jacques Froment-Meurice in 1906.