Lot 453
  • 453

Aristide Maillol

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
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Description

  • Aristide Maillol
  • Jeune homme
  • inscribed with the artist's monogram, numbered 3/6 and stamped with the foundry mark C. Valsuani cire perdue
  • bronze
  • height: 31.9cm., 12 1/2 in.

Provenance

Acquired by the present owner by 1980

Literature

John Rewald, Maillol, Paris, 1939, illustration of the plaster p. 128
Denis Chevalier, Maillol, Paris, 1970, illustration of another cast p. 39
Waldemar George, Aristide Maillol et l'âme de le sculpture, Neuchatel, 1977, illustration of another cast p. 207
Maillol
(exhibition catalogue), Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, 1978, illustration of another cast p. 67

Condition

Attractive light brown patina. One very minor surface mark to the top of the head. Some dust in the crevices, and light surface wear consistent with age and handling. This work is in overall very good condition.
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