Bronze, conceived in 1898, date of cast unknown, inscribed with the artist's monogram initials lower right.

10 3/8 x 3 3/4 x 2 1/2 in.

Note: This work has not been reviewed by Olivier Lorquin. It was conceived in 1898 and cast at various dates. Ambroise Vollard published an edition in 1904. A larger version was cast by Alexis Rudier Fondeur, Paris, in an edition of 4. 

Literature: John Rewald, Maillol, Paris, 1939 (illustrations of other versions pp. 70 & 71);  Hermann Uhde-Bernays, Aristide Maillol, Dresden, 1957 (illustration of the smaller version p. 43).

Overall brown patina. In very good condition.

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