Lot Essay
Olivier Lorquin has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN, FROM BELMONT HOUSE, SUSSEX
Aristide Maillol (1861-1944)
Femme agenouillée or Femme accroupie
Details
Aristide Maillol (1861-1944)
Femme agenouillée or Femme accroupie
signed with the monogram and numbered 'M No1/6' (on top of the base); inscribed with the foundry mark 'Rudier. Fondeur Paris' (on the right edge of the base)
bronze in two parts with dark brown patina
Height: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm.)
Length: 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm.)
Conceived in 1930 in an edition of six; this example cast within the artist's lifetime
Femme agenouillée or Femme accroupie
signed with the monogram and numbered 'M No1/6' (on top of the base); inscribed with the foundry mark 'Rudier. Fondeur Paris' (on the right edge of the base)
bronze in two parts with dark brown patina
Height: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm.)
Length: 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm.)
Conceived in 1930 in an edition of six; this example cast within the artist's lifetime
Provenance
Galerie Dina Vierny, Paris.
Paul & Sophie Sampliner, New York, by whom acquired from the above in June 1954.
Joan S. Ben-Avi, New York, by descent from the above; sold by her estate, Christie's, New York, 7 May 2009, lot 236.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Paul & Sophie Sampliner, New York, by whom acquired from the above in June 1954.
Joan S. Ben-Avi, New York, by descent from the above; sold by her estate, Christie's, New York, 7 May 2009, lot 236.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
W. George, Aristide Maillol, et l'âme de la sculpture, Neuchâtel, 1977, p. 247 (another cast illustrated p. 203; titled 'Femme accroupie').
B. Lorquin, Artistide Maillol, London, 1995, p. 198 (another cast illustrated p. 104; titled 'Woman Crouching').
B. Lorquin, Artistide Maillol, London, 1995, p. 198 (another cast illustrated p. 104; titled 'Woman Crouching').
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