Anne Pingeot (born 13 May 1943) is a French art historian specialising in French sculpture of the 19th century and author of several books and catalogues. She was curator at the department of sculpture at the

Louvre The Louvre ( ), or the Louvre Museum ( ), is a national art museum in Paris, France, and one of the most famous museums in the world. It is located on the Rive Droite, Right Bank of the Seine in the city's 1st arrondissement of Paris, 1st arron ...

and the

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. She was the mistress of

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, the former

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. Together they had a daughter,

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*2005: *2008: ''La sculpture au XIXe : mélanges pour Anne Pingeot'', collectif coordonné par Catherine Chevillot et Laure de Margerie, Éditions Nicolas Chaudun, *2012:

, ''Bon petit soldat'', Paris, Julliard, *2014: *

, ** ''Journal pour Anne : 1964–1970'',

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, coll. "Blanche", 2016, 496 p. ** ''Lettres à Anne : 1962–1995'', Gallimard, coll. "Blanche", 2016, 1280 p. 1943 births Living people Writers from Clermont-Ferrand French non-fiction writers French women writers French women art historians Mistresses François Mitterrand {{France-historian-stub