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Aristide Maillol
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Aristide Maillol
- Torse de la femme à l'écharpe
- Inscribed with the artist's monogram, numbered 5/6 and inscribed with the foundry mark Alexis Rudier Fondeur Paris
- Bronze
- Height: 13 3/8 in.
- 34 cm
Provenance
Dina Vierny, Paris
Reiss-Cohen Gallery, New York (and sold: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, February 26, 1970, lot 20)
Fritz Katz, New York (acquired at the above sale)
Thence by descent
Reiss-Cohen Gallery, New York (and sold: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, February 26, 1970, lot 20)
Fritz Katz, New York (acquired at the above sale)
Thence by descent
Exhibited
New York, Paul Rosenberg & Co.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art; Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art; Toledo, Toledo Museum of Art; Boston, Museum of Fine Arts; Buffalo, Albright Art Gallery; Minneapolis, Minneapolis Art Institute; San Francisco, Palace of the Legion of Honor; Los Angeles, County Museum & Dallas, Museum of Fine Arts, An Exhibition of Original Pieces of Sculpture by Aristide Maillol, 1958-60, no. 27, illustrated in the catalogue
Literature
Édouard Vuillard und die Nabis (exhibition catalogue), Bremen, Kunsthandel Sabine Helms, Graphisches Kabinett & Kunsthandel Wolfgang Werne, 1983, no. 35, illustration of another cast n.p.
Artistide Maillol (exhibition catalogue), Musée des beaux-arts, Lausanne & George-Kolbe Museum, Berlin, 1996, no. 73, illustration of another cast p. 196
Artistide Maillol (exhibition catalogue), Musée des beaux-arts, Lausanne & George-Kolbe Museum, Berlin, 1996, no. 73, illustration of another cast p. 196
Condition
The bronze has a very dark reddish-brown patina. There is very fine and minor surface rubbing but in otherwise excellent condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.