Lot 402
  • 402

ARISTIDE MAILLOL | La Parisienne

Estimate
40,000 - 50,000 EUR
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Description

  • Aristide Maillol
  • La Parisienne
  • signed with the artist's monogram
  • lead
  • height: 23,8 cm; 9 3/8 in.
  • Conceived circa 1896.

Provenance

Galerie Druet, Paris
Private collection, France

Literature

John Rewald, Aristide Maillol, Yamanashi, 1984, no. S-6, another cast illustated

Condition

Attractive grey-green pattina. There is some minor wear most predominately to the most protruding elements and some dots of patina losses in areas, notably along the extreme edges and below the model's drapery. There are some brown traces to the model's proper right leg and drapery (as visible in the catalogue illustration) and some dust in the crevices. This work is in overall good condition.
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Catalogue Note

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Olivier Lorquin.