L13004

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Lot 319
  • 319

Aristide Maillol

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
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Description

  • Aristide Maillol
  • Jeune femme assise se tenant le pied
  • bears the monogram M on the base
  • terracotta
  • height: 18.5cm., 7 1/4 in.

Provenance

Acquired by the present owner by the 1980s

Literature

Waldemar George, 'Les terres-cuites de Maillol', in L'Amour de l'Art, Paris, 1923, illustration of another cast p. 697
Tableaux modernes, aquarelles, pastels, dessins, bronzes, terres cuites, plâtres et cires formant la collection de M. Jacques Zoubaloff (exhibition catalogue), Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 1927, no. 236
Johannes Rump & Leo Swane, Katalog over J. Rumps Samling af moderne Fransk Kunst, Copenhagen, 1929, no. 125
Adolph Gottlieb, 'Aristide Maillol-Paris', in Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, 1930-31, illustration of another cast p. 259
Erik R. Rostrup, Franske Billethuggere, Copenhagen, 1938, illustration of another cast p. 55
John Rewald, Maillol, Paris, 1939, illustration of another cast p. 105
John Rewald, Aristide Maillol 1861-1944, Paris, 1950, illustration of another cast p. 47
Ursel Berger & Jörg Zutter, Aristide Maillol, Berlin, 1996, no. 75, illustration of another cast p. 105

Condition

There are some scattered light surface scratches and tiny dents in places, consistent with age and handling. Otherwise, this work is in overall good condition. Colours: overall fairly accurate in the printed catalogue though slightly less red in the original.
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Catalogue Note

849L13004_6NQ6T_4.eps

Alternative view of the present work