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FROM LEFT THE LIBRARY,
WHERE DE ROUGEMONT
KEEPS HIS WORKS ON PAPER.
DESIGNS BY DE ROUGEMONT:
POLYCHROME SCULPTURE-
SCREEN, NUAGE TABLE, TOTEM.
THE COURTYARD FEATURES
A POOL WITH A SCULPTURE
BY DE ROUGEMONT.

the cozy transformation to his late wife. “Anne-Marie
was really the mistress of it all. I was just a squatter.”

BEHIND A SIMPLE, unmarked wooden door painted
green, not far from the village square, lies the hid-
den paradise: a lovely courtyard and reflecting pool
surrounded by a few buildings and a lush garden
dotted with sculptures. To the left is the studio; the
residence sits straight ahead. Its modest front door
opens onto a narrow entrance hall with a graphically
patterned tile floor. At the back, a light-flooded
staircase leads up two stories past stark white for Napoleon. There was a big exhibition of his
walls covered with art to a high-ceilinged, wood- paintings at Versailles in 2012.”
beamed attic filled with completed sculptures. Overflowing with his own work, gifts from
Every room holds obviously well-thumbed artist friends, family photos, cherished objects,
books, while notebooks and drawing pads full of and memorabilia, this is a truly personal refuge.
jottings and sketches lie scattered throughout. “This is a house But it’s also a place of prolific creativity, and his studio is filled
for painting, reading, and writing,” says the artist, who has with works in progress and studies for new projects. Although
always immersed himself in history and literature. “I am not he is in his ninth decade, it’s clear that de Rougemont has no
so knowledgeable, but I am curious.” intention of slowing down.

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