Baigneuse Debout se Coiffant, le Coude Levé

ARISTIDE MAILLOL (1861-1944)

Baigneuse Debout se Coiffant, le Coude Levé

bronze
29.0 cm height
inscribed with the artist's monogram
inscribed with the foundry mark: Cire Perdue, Fondeur Claude Valsuani, Paris
Conceived in 1921 and cast in an edition of 6 plus 2 artist's proofs
edition: 1/6

Provenance:
James Goodman Gallery, Inc., United States
Property from a distinguished East Coast Collection, United States, 1993
Sotheby’s Impressionist and Modern Art Sale, New York, 4 May 2011, lot 127, estimate $70,000 - 90,000 USD, price realised with buyer's premium $86,500 USD
Australian Collectibles Trading Pty Ltd
Menzies, Sydney, 23 June 2011, lot 34
Private collection, Melbourne

Reference:
Rewald, J., Maillol, New York, 1939, no.77, p.165 (illus. another example)

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the late Dina Vierny.

Related Works:
Aristide Maillol, Baigneuse aux bras levés, 1899, bronze, 28.0 cm height, Sotheby's, New York, 4 May 2011, lot 332
Aristide Maillol, Trois Nymphes, lead, Tuileries Gardens, Paris
Aristide Maillol, The River, lead, Museum of Modern Art, New York

Estimate: $90000 - 120000

Result Hammer: $85000