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Dark statue of man sitting, leaning forward with his right elbow on his left thigh and the back of his hand supporting his head at Metro station Varenne.He is staring at the ground close to him.

He is wearing no clothes.

This statue in the Metro station Varenne is a fibre glass copy of Auguste Rodin's 1902 work 'Le Penseur' (The Thinker). The original bronze can be found in the Musée Rodin, which is served by this Metro station.

The Thinker has a well-trained body with some of his veins protruding.