Aristide Maillol (1861-1944)

Mditerrane (Deux baigneuses)

Details

Aristide Maillol (1861-1944)
Maillol, A.
Mditerrane (Deux baigneuses)
oil on burlap
38.5/8 x 51.1/8 in. (98 x 130 cm.)
Painted in 1935

Provenance

Estate of the artist, Paris.
Ralph Goodridge, New York.
Acquired from the above for the The Akram Ojjeh Collection on 23 July 1982.

Literature

J. Rewald, Maillol, London, 1939, p. 165, no. 37 (illustrated, p. 37; as Deux Baigneuses).

Sale room notice

Please note, this painting has been requested by the Fondation Dina Vierny--Muse Maillol for the exhibition Maillol peintre scheduled to open in June 2001.

Lot Essay

Dina Vierny has confirmed the authenticity of this painting.

This painting is closely related in conception to Maillol's sculpture Mditerrane. The figures have a timeless classic beauty, reminiscent of Hellenistic sculpture. The colorful palette, on the other hand, shows the influence of Post-Impressionism, and especially Gauguin.

Mditerrane (Deux baigneuses)

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