The Laundress / Aristide Maillol
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1973/2.78
- Title
- The Laundress
- Artist
- Aristide Maillol
- Artist Nationality
- French
- Artist Life Dates
- 1861 - 1944
- Medium and Support
- bronze on bronze
- Object Creation Date
- 1896
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- France (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- France (nation)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Style/Group/Movement
- Nabis; Art Nouveau
- Inscription
- Inscribed front c: M (in circle) 1/6 Foundry mark interior rear of skirt: .Alexis Rudier. / .Foundeur.Paris.
- Dimensions
- 10.5 cm x 27.6 cm x 19.9 cm (4 1/8 in. x 10 7/8 in. x 7 13/16 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Sculpture
- Secondary Object Classification
- Statue
- Physical Description
- This bronze statue depicts a female figure kneeling and bending forward with her arms outstretched. She grasps a long piece of cloth which is stretched on the ground in front of her. She looks directly at the cloth with an intent expression. The woman is wearing a long skirt which covers her legs and feet and swirls around her on the ground. Her blouse has flowing sleeves that end at the elbows, leaving her forearms bare. Her hair is pulled back and gatherred into a knot. The bronze has a dark green patina and the surface of the statue is smooth and polished.
- Subject Matter
- When Maillol first began to concentrate on sculpture, he created many small statues of female figures, usually nudes. (See 1985/1.27) This example is unique because it depicts a clothed figure engaged in a particular task -- a laundress. He also used this subject matter in painting, drawing, prints and wood carving. His treatment of the folds and swirls of her clothing shows his interest in the expressive quality of line.
- Secondary Keywords
- copper alloy
- copper and copper alloy
- descriptors
- figures
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- metal
- metal and metal products
- metal by composition or origin
- nonferrous metal
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- people by gender
- people by occupation
- people in service occupations
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1289 x 781
- File Size
- 63 KB
- Record
- 1973/2.78
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1973-sl-2.78/1973_2.78.jpg
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"The Laundress; Aristide Maillol." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1973-sl-2.78/1973_2.78.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.