ARISTIDE MAILLOL (FRENCH, 1861-1944)
LA MéDITERRANéE (ETUDE)
SIGNED WITH MONOGRAM AND NUMBERED '4/6' (ON THE BASE) AND INSCRIBED 'ALEXIS RUDIER./FONDEUR. PARIS.' (ON THE SIDE OF THE BASE)
BRONZE WITH A GREEN-BROWN PATINA
7¾ IN. (19.7 CM.) LONG
CONCEIVED 1900-05
Literature
J. REWALD, MAILLOL, PARIS, 1939, PP. 52-53 (THE TERRACOTTA VERSION ILLUSTRATED).
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DINA VIERNY HAS KINDLY CONFIRMED THE AUTHENTICITY OF THIS WORK.