Lot Essay
Dina Vierny has confirmed the authenticity of this sculpture.
Details
ARISTIDE MAILLOL (1861-1944)
Jeune fille assise se voilant les yeux
signed with the artist's first name and monogram on the back of the base Aristide M, stamped on the left side of the base C. VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE--bronze with black patina
Height: 8¾ in. (22.2 cm.)
Original terracotta version executed in 1900; this bronze version cast at a later date
Jeune fille assise se voilant les yeux
signed with the artist's first name and monogram on the back of the base Aristide M, stamped on the left side of the base C. VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE--bronze with black patina
Height: 8¾ in. (22.2 cm.)
Original terracotta version executed in 1900; this bronze version cast at a later date
Literature
J. Rewald, Maillol, London, 1939, pp. 114-115 (another cast illustrated)
H. Appel, Aristide Maillol, Berlin, 1939, no. 6 (another cast illustrated)
H. Fiere, Gespräche mit Maillol, Frankfurt, 1961, no. 234 (another cast illustrated)
W. George, Aristide Maillol, Neuchâtel, 1965, p. 138 (another cast illustrated)
H. Appel, Aristide Maillol, Berlin, 1939, no. 6 (another cast illustrated)
H. Fiere, Gespräche mit Maillol, Frankfurt, 1961, no. 234 (another cast illustrated)
W. George, Aristide Maillol, Neuchâtel, 1965, p. 138 (another cast illustrated)