Lot 436
  • 436

ARISTIDE MAILLOL | Jeune Femme assise se voilant les yeux

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 EUR
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Description

  • Aristide Maillol
  • Jeune Femme assise se voilant les yeux
  • signed with the artist's monogram, numbered 3/4 and inscribed with the foundry mark Alexis Rudier Fondeur Paris
  • bronze
  • height: 22,2 cm; 8 3/4 in.
  • Conceived circa 1900.

Provenance

Private collection, France

Literature

John Rewald, Maillol, London, 1939, terracotta version illustrated pp. 114-115
Waldemar George, Aristide Maillol et l'âme de la sculpture, Neuchâtel, 1977, another cast illustrated p. 138

Condition

Attractive green pattina. There is some dust in the crevices and some minor wear to the patina to the most protruding elements and a few tiny dents and small scratches in places. This work is in overall very good condition.
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Catalogue Note

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