Lot 370
  • 370

Aristide Maillol

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
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Description

  • Aristide Maillol
  • Jeune fille assise vêtue
  • stamped with the monogram, numbered 2/6 and inscribed Alexis Rudier Fondeur Paris
  • bronze
  • height: 18.7cm., 7 3/8 in.

Provenance

Private Collection, U.S.A.
Acquired from the Estate of the above by the present owner

Literature

John Rewald, Maillol, Paris, 1939, n.n., illustration of the terracotta version p. 101
George Waldemar, Aristide Maillol, London, 1965, no. 136, illustration of another cast n.p. (titled Crouching girl)
Denys Chevalier, Maillol, New York, 1970, illustration of another cast p. 6
Aristide Maillol: 1861-1944 (exhibition catalogue), Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1975, no. 56, illustration of another cast p. 68 (titled Petite femme assise au chignon and dated 1905)
Ursel Berger & Jörg Zutter, Aristide Maillol, Munich & New York, 1996, illustration of another cast p. 91

Condition

Dark brown patina.There is a small loss to the patina to the figure's proper left arm and wear to the surface patina in places, predominantly to the figure's back. There is some white residue to the sitter's neck. This work is in overall good condition.
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