Born in Nice in 1949, Anne-Marie Paul left school at the age of 16 to dedicate herself to drawing and painting.

Her work was soon noticed by prominent artists who began to associate with her and collect her work: between 1967 and 1968, Alexandre Calder, Jo Davidson, Joan Miro, and Aimé Maegh purchased several of her paintings.

After working in Miro’s studio, she entered the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1969, where she formed a friendship with Georges Mathieu.

That same year, Anne-Marie Paul stayed in Calder’s studio in Saché, where she created her first terracotta sculptures. This was followed by a meeting with César, which led to collaborative artworks.

Starting in the early 1970s, she participated in numerous exhibitions, including the Salon de la jeune sculpture, the Salon des Indépendants, and the Salon de Mai, during which Claude Visieux selected her to go to the Villa Médicis.

She was a resident of the Villa Médicis from 1974 to 1976, under the direction of Balthus, where she contributed to the molding of the Niobides for the creation of Balthus’s fountain.

After her training in Italy, Anne-Marie Paul returned to Touraine, where she settled in Calder’s house, after his death. She then embarked on journeys to the United States during which she exhibited her work in New York and Los Angeles until her death in 2005.