Aristide Maillol (1861-1944)
Nabis
signed with monogram and numbered '5/6' (on the top of the base) and inscribed with foundry mark '.Alexis Rudier..Fondeur Paris.' (on the back of the base)
bronze with brown and green patina
Height: 11 3/8 in. (29 cm.)
Conceived in 1895; this bronze version cast before 1952
Provenance
Dominion Gallery, Montreal.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, circa 1965.
Exhibited
Tokyo, Musée de l'Art Occidental, Maillol, 1963.
Lot Essay
Dina Vierny has confirmed the authenticity of this sculpture.
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