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ARISTIDE MAILLOL
La Vague
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Woodcut printed in black on warm cream Japan paper, 1895-98. 170x196 mm; 6
3
/
4
x7
3
/
4
inches, full margins. Second state (of 2). Initialed and numbered 1/60 in pencil, lower
margin. Ex-collection Henri M. Petiet, ink stamp verso (see Lugt 2021a). A superb, richly-
inked impression of this extremely scarce, early woodcut, with strong contrasts.
There were eight works exhibited in the Armory Show by French Catalan sculptor Aristide
Maillol (1861-1944). They included one terra-cotta bas-relief (a similar composition to
this woodcut, see the installation view of Gallery H), one terra-cotta standing woman and
six drawings which were all lent by Galerie Émile Druet, Paris.Though no prints by Maillol
were included in the Armory Show, the medium was nonetheless a significant component
of his artistic practice. As with his drawings, the female figures in his prints convey a weight
and volume that reflect his mastery of sculpture. Guérin 8.
[15,000/20,000]
