Lot Essay
Olivier Lorquin has confirmed the authenticity of this work and advised that it is from an early Vollard edition.
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Details
Aristide Maillol (1861-1944)
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signed with monogram (on the back of the base)
bronze with dark brown patina
Height: 11 ¼ in. (28.6 cm.)
Conceived in 1900
Léda
signed with monogram (on the back of the base)
bronze with dark brown patina
Height: 11 ¼ in. (28.6 cm.)
Conceived in 1900
Literature
J. Rewald, Aristide Maillol, Paris, 1939, pp. 110-111 and 168 (another cast and terracotta version illustrated, pp. 110-111).
W. George, Aristide Maillol, London, 1965, pp. 137 and 232 (another cast and terracotta version illustrated, p. 137).
W. George, Maillol, Paris, 1971, p. 56 (another cast illustrated).
W. George, Maillol et l'âme de la sculpture, Neuchâtel, 1977, p. 128 (another cast and terracotta version illustrated, pl. 139).
B. Lorquin, Aristide Maillol, Geneva, 1994, pp. 52-53 (another cast illustrated, p. 53).
W. George, Aristide Maillol, London, 1965, pp. 137 and 232 (another cast and terracotta version illustrated, p. 137).
W. George, Maillol, Paris, 1971, p. 56 (another cast illustrated).
W. George, Maillol et l'âme de la sculpture, Neuchâtel, 1977, p. 128 (another cast and terracotta version illustrated, pl. 139).
B. Lorquin, Aristide Maillol, Geneva, 1994, pp. 52-53 (another cast illustrated, p. 53).
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