Lot 357
  • 357

Aristide Maillol

Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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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

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

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.
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