Lot Essay
Dina Vierny has confirmed the authenticity of this sculpture.
Details
ARISTIDE MAILLOL (1861-1944)
La femme à l'épine
signed with monogram, numbered and inscribed on the side of the base 'M 3/6 .Alexis Rudier.Fondeur.Paris.'--bronze with green and black patina
Length: 6¾in. (17.1cm.)
La femme à l'épine
signed with monogram, numbered and inscribed on the side of the base 'M 3/6 .Alexis Rudier.Fondeur.Paris.'--bronze with green and black patina
Length: 6¾in. (17.1cm.)
Provenance
Galerie Dina Vierny, Paris
Literature
J. Rewald, Maillol, Paris, 1939, p. 106 (terracotta version illustrated)
W. George, Aristide Maillol et l'âme de la sculpture, Neuchâtel, 1977, pp. 180 and 181 (another cast illustrated)
W. George, Aristide Maillol et l'âme de la sculpture, Neuchâtel, 1977, pp. 180 and 181 (another cast illustrated)