Aristide Maillol

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Aristide Maillol, December 8, 1861–September 27, 1944, was a French sculptor, painter, and tapestry designer from Banyuls-sur-Mer. After several unsuccessful applications, he entered the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1885, where Jean-Léon Gérôme and Alexandre Cabanel were among his teachers.

Maillol worked with the Nabis and first gained notice for tapestry. By about 1900 he turned principally to sculpture, while continuing to paint and draw; his simplified, monumental female figures became the central subject of his work.

Maillol died at Banyuls-sur-Mer following injuries from an automobile accident. His work is represented in the Musée d’Orsay, the Louvre Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Museum of Modern Art.

Aristide Maillol photographed by Alfred Kuhn, 1925

Aristide Maillol, Portrait of Mademoiselle Jeanne Faraill, 1888–1889 Oil on canvas, 59.4 × 40.3 in Private Collection

Aristide Maillol, The Woman with the Umbrella, c 1892 Oil on canvas, 75 × 58.9 in Musée d’Orsay, Paris

Aristide Maillol, Sunflowers, c 1893 Oil on canvas, 13 × 18.2 in Private Collection

Aristide Maillol, The Cyclist, 1907 Bronze Private Collection

Aristide Maillol, Torso of Summer, c 1910 Bronze, 33.9 × 18.9 × 13 in Gothenburg Museum of Art

Aristide Maillol, Seated Woman, c 1914 Bronze

Aristide Maillol, The Three Graces, 1930 Lead, 61.4 × 56.3 × 31.9 in Musée d’Orsay, Paris

Aristide Maillol, Portrait of Dina, 1940 Oil on canvas Musée Maillol, Paris

Aristide Maillol, Study of a Woman, date unknown Red chalk on paper Musée Toulouse-Lautrec, Albi

Aristide Maillol, Two Nudes, One From the Front, the Other From the Back, date unknown Charcoal and white highlights on cream paper, 44.3 × 37.6 in Louvre Museum, Paris

Aristide Maillol, Naked Woman Sitting, Holding Her Right Leg, date unknown Blended charcoal, charcoal and white highlights on beige paper, 31.7 × 37 in Louvre Museum, Paris

Aristide Maillol, The Tulip, 1941 Red chalk on paper Musée Maillol, Paris

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