The blue bronze statue of a stone age man carving a small figure of a mammoth is in Jardin des Plantes situated in the 5th arrondissement.
The artist's hair is held in a bun on the top of his head, decorated with a bone.
He wears a shaped full beard and a loin cloth.
Paul Richer, who is mainly known for his medical drawings, created this bronze statue of 'The First Artist' (Le premier artiste) in 1890. It is placed outside the museum of natural history.
