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A LARGE BRONZE MODEL OF A SEATED NUDE ENTITLED 'LA MÉDITERRANÉ'
Lot 17

A LARGE BRONZE MODEL OF A SEATED NUDE ENTITLED 'LA MÉDITERRANÉ'

LATE 20TH CENTURY, AFTER ARISTIDE MAILLOL (1861-1944)

Closed17 May 2011

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GBP 13,750

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A LARGE BRONZE MODEL OF A SEATED NUDE ENTITLED 'LA MÉDITERRANÉ'
LATE 20TH CENTURY, AFTER ARISTIDE MAILLOL (1861-1944)
With cast letter 'M' to the integral base, on a composition plinth
The bronze -- 34 in. (86.5 cm.) high; 37 in. (94 cm.) wide; 25¼ in. (64 cm.) deep

Specialist note

La Méditerranée was Maillol's first life-size sculpture, and established the artist's reputation when he exhibited the plaster model of the second version at the Salon d'Automne in 1905.