Seated Nude / Aristide Maillol
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.127
- Title
- Seated Nude
- Artist
- Aristide Maillol
- Artist Nationality
- French
- Artist Life Dates
- 1861 - 1944
- Medium and Support
- patina on bronze
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1881-1944
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- France (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- France (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of A. Paul and Ellen G. Victor
- Inscription
- Inscribed verso, back of stump: ARISTIDE/MAILLOL
- Dimensions
- 21 cm x 17 cm x 6 cm (8 1/4 in. x 6 11/16 in. x 2 3/8 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Sculpture
- Primary Object Type
- statue
- Physical Description
- This is a 21cm tall bronze sculpture of a nude female figure seated on a stump-like form with her legs extending out in front of her and crossed at the ankles. She leans the weight of her body on her left arm, as her left hand grasps the edge of the stump. Her right arm is bent and raised, with the back of her hand resting against the left side of her head. She is gazing downward and her arm seems to be shielding her face. Her hair is pulled back and gathered in a knot. The patina is dark brown and the metal surface has a uneven appearance.
- Subject Matter
- When Maillol began to concentrate on sculpture, he created many small statues of nude female figures. He modeled them in terracotta clay and they were later cast in bronze. The figures were shown in various poses-- reclining, kneeling, crouching -- and sitting. Maillol emulated the idealistic treatment of human form in Greek sculpture, but his nudes relate his portrayal of the female figure as a rythmic arrangement of shapes and forms.
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 800 x 984
- File Size
- 50 KB
- Record
- 1985/1.127
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1985-sl-1.127/1985_1.127.jpg
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"Seated Nude; Aristide Maillol." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1985-sl-1.127/1985_1.127.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024.