Aristide Maillol (1861 - 1944) French, Lithograph

Aristide Maillol (1861 - 1944) French, Lithograph of a nude figure. Maillol's early career was spent mainly as a tapestry designer, but he also painted. In 1934 Maillol met fifteen year old Dina Vierny. She was still in high school, and he was seventy-three; she strongly resembled his sculptures and she began posing for him. At first she posed for just a head and within a year she advanced to posing nude. She became his muse, and after his son Lucien's death the executor of his estate.Overall size: 15 x 12 in. Sight size: 8 1/2 x 7 in.