Aristide Maillol (1861-1944), Torse de l'été

Aristide Maillol (1861-1944)
Torse de l'été
signed with monogram and numbered '6/6' (on the top of the base); stamped with foundry mark 'C. VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE' (on the back of the base)
bronze with green and brown patina
Height: 55 in. (139.7 cm.)
Conceived in 1911 and cast in the artist's lifetime

Provenance
Dina Vierny, Paris.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, by 1989.

Pre-Lot Text
PROPERTY OF A LADY

Literature
W. George, Aristide Maillol, London, 1965, pp. 188 and 231 (another cast illustrated in color, p. 193; dated 1930).
B. Lorquin, Aristide Maillol, London, 1995, p. 74 (marble version illustrated in situ in the artist's studio, p. 177).