L'Hiver, Marble sculpture in Jardin du Luxembourg, France

L'Hiver is a marble sculpture that stands in the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris's 6th arrondissement. The white stone figure shows a woman in flowing drapery positioned among the numerous works of art scattered throughout the garden.

Michel Anguier (1612–1686) made this marble Winter, one of a set of seasonal figures. The set was placed in the Jardin du Luxembourg in 1802, which is the date attached to the work's arrival there, not to its carving. Anguier trained in Rome under Algardi and Bernini's circle before working on the Val-de-Grâce and the Porte Saint-Denis in Paris.

L'Hiver is one of four seasonal figures Michel Anguier modelled for the Fontaine des Quatre-Saisons; the marble here is a later version placed in the Luxembourg Gardens. The figure is shown wrapped against the cold, and the work is now used as a garden ornament rather than a fountain sculpture.

The statue sits along the pathways in the Jardin du Luxembourg, which is open every day and has wheelchair access. Visitors can walk easily through the garden paths to see it alongside other artworks in the park.

This figure is one of more than 100 statues in the Luxembourg Gardens, making it part of one of Paris's largest public sculpture collections. The sheer number of works throughout the space creates an outdoor gallery spread across the entire garden.