A haunting bronze figure by Germaine Richier, *Juin 1940* evokes the trauma and devastation of France's fall to Nazi occupation through the artist's characteristic fusion of human and organic forms. The eroded, fragmented surface of the sculpture suggests a body worn down by violence and grief, embodying collective suffering and loss. Richier's expressive handling of bronze transforms the human form into something raw and elemental, serving as a powerful memorial to a defining moment of national tragedy.