AUGUST MAILLARD (Paris, 1864-Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, 1944). "Seated woman". Plaster. Without
AUGUST MAILLARD (Paris, 1864-Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, 1944).
"Seated Woman".
Plaster.
Unsigned.
Exhibitions: "European sculpture in the 20th century", European Museum of Modern Art (MEAM), Barcelona, 2014.
Size: 70 x 36 x 101 cm.
In this work Maillard depicts a rounded figure, classical in its proportions and serenity, in its balanced expressiveness, but at the same time distinctly modern, with volumes far removed from the ideal and close to nature, to organic and non-ideal forms. The position too, despite its harmony, moves away from the classical canon to literally reflect the natural model. In this way the artist constructs a timeless yet physical image, combining symbol, ideal and realism.
French sculptor and medallist who trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, completing his training in the studio of Alexandre Falguière. He exhibited at the Salon de la Société des Artistes Français from 1885. He won a medal at the 1900 Universal Exhibition in Paris, where he presented the marble of La Chute d'Icare. He took part in the Universal Exhibition of 1904 in Saint-Louis, in the Universal Exhibition of Liège in 1905 and exhibited at the Salon d'hiver in 1942, 1943 and 1944. He was the author of an elegant bust of La République, commissioned by the General Council of the Seine in 1902. A large part of his production is centred on commemorative and portrait sculpture.
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AUGUST MAILLARD (Paris, 1864-Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, 1944).
"Seated Woman".
Plaster.
Unsigned.
Exhibitions: "European sculpture in the 20th century", European Museum of Modern Art (MEAM), Barcelona, 2014.
Size: 70 x 36 x 101 cm.
In this work Maillard depicts a rounded figure, classical in its proportions and serenity, in its balanced expressiveness, but at the same time distinctly modern, with volumes far removed from the ideal and close to nature, to organic and non-ideal forms. The position too, despite its harmony, moves away from the classical canon to literally reflect the natural model. In this way the artist constructs a timeless yet physical image, combining symbol, ideal and realism.
French sculptor and medallist who trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, completing his training in the studio of Alexandre Falguière. He exhibited at the Salon de la Société des Artistes Français from 1885. He won a medal at the 1900 Universal Exhibition in Paris, where he presented the marble of La Chute d'Icare. He took part in the Universal Exhibition of 1904 in Saint-Louis, in the Universal Exhibition of Liège in 1905 and exhibited at the Salon d'hiver in 1942, 1943 and 1944. He was the author of an elegant bust of La République, commissioned by the General Council of the Seine in 1902. A large part of his production is centred on commemorative and portrait sculpture.
