Aristide Maillol (1861-1944), Baigneuse allongée (Premier état pour le monument à Port-Vendres)

Aristide Maillol (1861-1944)
Baigneuse allongée (Premier état pour le monument à Port-Vendres)
signed and numbered 'A. MAILLOL' (on the left front of the base); numbered and inscribed with foundry mark 'E. GODARD Fondeur PARIS 2/6' (on the right side of the base)
bronze with dark green patina
Length: 96 ½ in. (245.2 cm.)
Conceived in 1922 and cast after 1944

Provenance

Dina Vierny, Paris.
Private collection (acquired from the above); sale, Sotheby's, New York, 3 May 2006, lot 36.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN COLLECTION