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)
Etude pour 'La Montagne'
Details
Aristide Maillol (1861-1944)
Etude pour 'La Montagne'
signed with the monogram 'M' (on the front of the base)
painted plaster
Height: 9 7/8 in. (24.8 cm.)
Conceived and executed in 1936 in an edition of six
Etude pour 'La Montagne'
signed with the monogram 'M' (on the front of the base)
painted plaster
Height: 9 7/8 in. (24.8 cm.)
Conceived and executed in 1936 in an edition of six
Provenance
Moissej Kogan, Paris, by whom acquired from the artist.
Ira Haupt, New York; sale, Sotheby's, New York, 14 April 1965, lot 6.
Mrs. Werner Josten, by whom acquired at the above sale, and thence by descent; sale, Sotheby's, New York, 5 November 2009, lot 228.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Ira Haupt, New York; sale, Sotheby's, New York, 14 April 1965, lot 6.
Mrs. Werner Josten, by whom acquired at the above sale, and thence by descent; sale, Sotheby's, New York, 5 November 2009, lot 228.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
J. Rewald, Maillol, London, 1939, pl. 120, p. 166 (a terracotta cast illustrated).
J. Rewald, Aristide Maillol, 1861-1944, Paris, 1950 (another plaster illustrated p. 48).
W. George, Aristide Maillol, London, 1965, no. 200, pp. 234 & 194 (terracotta version illustrated p. 200).
W. George, Aristide Maillol, Paris, 1971 (the monumental and another cast illustrated pp. 38 & 67).
W. George, Aristide Maillol et l'âme de la sculpture, Neuchâtel, 1977, p. 245, no. 115 (larger lead version illustrated p. 115).
B. Lorquin, Aristide Maillol, New York, 1995, pp. 140 and 199 (larger lead version illustrated pp. 136, 138 & 139; monumental stone version illustrated p. 184).
L.K. Kramer, Aristide Maillol, Pioneer of Modern Sculpture, Ph.D. diss., New York University, 2000 (another cast illustrated pl. 224; monumental version illustrated pl. 231).
J. Rewald, Aristide Maillol, 1861-1944, Paris, 1950 (another plaster illustrated p. 48).
W. George, Aristide Maillol, London, 1965, no. 200, pp. 234 & 194 (terracotta version illustrated p. 200).
W. George, Aristide Maillol, Paris, 1971 (the monumental and another cast illustrated pp. 38 & 67).
W. George, Aristide Maillol et l'âme de la sculpture, Neuchâtel, 1977, p. 245, no. 115 (larger lead version illustrated p. 115).
B. Lorquin, Aristide Maillol, New York, 1995, pp. 140 and 199 (larger lead version illustrated pp. 136, 138 & 139; monumental stone version illustrated p. 184).
L.K. Kramer, Aristide Maillol, Pioneer of Modern Sculpture, Ph.D. diss., New York University, 2000 (another cast illustrated pl. 224; monumental version illustrated pl. 231).
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