Lot 416
  • 416

Aristide Maillol

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
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Description

  • Aristide Maillol
  • Femme à la colombe
  • inscribed with the artist's monogram
  • terracotta
  • height: 23.5cm., 9 1/4 in.

Provenance

Acquired by the present owner by the 1980s

Literature

Waldemar George, Aristide Maillol, London, 1965, n.n., illustration in colour of another version p. 4
Bertrand Lorquin, Maillol, London, 2002, n.n., illustration of the bronze version p. 67

Condition

The terracotta appears sound and there do not appear to be any signs of repair visible under UV light. There are handling marks to the surface consistent with age and handling and this work would benefit from a clean. This work is in overall very good condition.
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