La Montagne, 1er état (petit modèle) 1936

Aristide Maillol (1861-1944, French)

La Montagne, 1er état (petit modèle) 1936

bronze
29.0 x 13.0 x 28.0 cm

conceived in 1936-37 and cast by Emile Godard at a later date

numbered and signed with the artist’s monogram

inscribed with the foundry mark: E. GODARD. Fondeur Paris

Provenance:

Galerie Dina Vierny, Paris

Australian Collectibles Trading Pty Ltd., Melbourne

Menzies, Sydney, 8 December 2011, lot 34

Private collection, Melbourne

Menzies, Melbourne, 25 June 2015, lot 33

Company collection, Melbourne

Menzies, Melbourne, 10 August 2017, lot 43

The private collection of Mr Rodney Menzies

Reference:

Rewald, J., Aristide Maillol, 1861-1944, Braun, Paris, 1950, pl.120 (illus., terracotta version)

Maillol, A., Exposition - Hommage du Centenaire de sa naissance, Galerie Daber, Paris, 1961, pl.15 (illus. exhibition catalogue, terracotta version)

Aristide Maillol, Perls Galleries, New York, 1970, p.40, no.58 (illus. exhibition catalogue, another example)

Maillol au Palais des Rois de Majorque, Musée Hyacinthe Rigaud, Perpignan, 1979, p.110 (illus. exhibition catalogue, another example)

Aristide Maillol, Palais des Congrès, Perpignan, 2000, pl.85 (illus. exhibition catalogue, another example)

Estimate: $140000 - 180000

Result Hammer: $140000