Lot Essay
Dina Vierny has confirmed the authenticity of this sculpture.
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Femme au crabe
Details
Aristide Maillol (1861-1944)
Femme au crabe
signed with monogram (on the top of the base) and inscribed with foundry mark 'Alexis Rudier Fondeur Paris' (on the back of the base)
bronze with green patina
Height: 6½ in. (16.5 cm.)
Conceived in 1930; this bronze version cast by 1952
Femme au crabe
signed with monogram (on the top of the base) and inscribed with foundry mark 'Alexis Rudier Fondeur Paris' (on the back of the base)
bronze with green patina
Height: 6½ in. (16.5 cm.)
Conceived in 1930; this bronze version cast by 1952
Provenance
Galerie Dina Vierny, Paris.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1989.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1989.
Literature
J. Rewald, Maillol, Paris, 1939, pp. 108-109 (terracotta version
illustrated).
M. Bouvier, Aristide Maillol, Lausanne, 1945, pp. 118-119 (another cast illustrated).
B. Lorquin, Aristide Maillol, London, 1995, pp. 102-103 (terracotta version and another cast illustrated).
illustrated).
M. Bouvier, Aristide Maillol, Lausanne, 1945, pp. 118-119 (another cast illustrated).
B. Lorquin, Aristide Maillol, London, 1995, pp. 102-103 (terracotta version and another cast illustrated).