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Premier Auction - Session II

Sat, May 21, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 849

Aristide Maillol Plaster Figure of a Seated Nude

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

(French, 1861-1944)

Jeune fille se voilant les yeux, 1900, signed "Aristide Maillol", plaster, 8-3/4 x 6-3/4 x 2-3/4 in.

Note: An edition of 6 was cast after 1900 by Alexis Rudier Fondeur, Paris. For a bronze of this figure see: Christie's Paris, June 30, 2021, lot 119 (copy of record accompanies lot).

See also the plaster: https://www.artprice.com/artist/18425/aristide-maillol/sculpture-volume/1207815/jeune-fille-assise-se-voilant-les-yeux?p=1

Literature: Berger-Zutter 40b Illustrated on page 25 of the catalog

Provenance: Christie's London, December 2, 1998, lot 56, sold for $18,273; Property from a Private South Carolina Plantation

Condition

imbed dirt, loss to proper right foot, some abrasions and small chips to base

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