Gustave Flaubert, Bronze bust in Jardin du Luxembourg, France.

The Gustave Flaubert monument is a bronze bust by Auguste Clésinger, placed in the Jardin du Luxembourg in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. It shows the novelist in profile with a large nose and a stern expression, set on a stone pedestal among the garden's sculptures.

Auguste Clésinger made the bust in 1880, the year Flaubert died. It was placed in the Jardin du Luxembourg in 1922, four decades after its creation. The delay between completion and installation is documented in the garden's records.

The bust sits alongside sculptures of other French writers and artists in the garden, reflecting how the space honors important literary figures. It shows how people created permanent tributes to authors they valued.

The bust stands in the Jardin du Luxembourg, in the 6th arrondissement, among the statues of writers and artists scattered through the garden. It is reached on foot along the garden's paths; the nearest entrances are on the rue de Médicis and rue Guynemer sides. The garden is a public park, so the bust can be viewed whenever the gates are open.

The bust captures his characteristic profile with a notably large nose, a feature visible in many photographs of the author. This physical detail gives the sculpture a particular individuality that goes beyond a simply idealized portrayal.