Lot Essay
Dina Vierny has confirmed the authenticity of this sculpture.
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Dina socle mobile
Details
Aristide Maillol (1861-1944)
Dina socle mobile
signed with monogram and numbered '2' (on one foot), and inscribed with foundry mark 'A. Rudier. Fondeur. Paris.' (on the other foot)
bronze with black patina
Height: 8 in. (20.3 cm.)
Conceived in 1937; this bronze version cast during the artist's lifetime
Dina socle mobile
signed with monogram and numbered '2' (on one foot), and inscribed with foundry mark 'A. Rudier. Fondeur. Paris.' (on the other foot)
bronze with black patina
Height: 8 in. (20.3 cm.)
Conceived in 1937; this bronze version cast during the artist's lifetime
Provenance
V. Raykis, Paris (1960).
Billy Wilder, Beverly Hills; sale, Christie's, New York, 13 November 1989, lot 36.
Billy Wilder, Beverly Hills; sale, Christie's, New York, 13 November 1989, lot 36.
Literature
W. George, Aristide Maillol et l'âme de la sculpture, Neuchâtel, 1977, pp. 206 and 247 (another cast illustrated, p. 210).