Reclining Female Nude Seen from Behind, Aristide Maillol | Mia

Reclining female nude seen from behind; small wood frame, French mat — Reclining Female Nude Seen from Behind, 1926
Aristide Maillol
Etching on pale blue paper
Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton 2010.93.1
Not on View
Aristide Maillol had a longstanding love-affair with the female form. In his hands women become not so much idealized as generalized to become emblems of sensuous femininity.

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Title: Reclining Female Nude Seen from Behind
Dated: 1926
Artist: Aristide Maillol
Nationality: French
Artist Life: 1861–1944
Role: Artist
Gallery: Not on View
Department: European Art
Dimension: 5 1/4 x 7 7/8 in. (13.34 x 20 cm) (plate)13 1/8 x 15 3/8 in. (33.34 x 39.05 cm) (outer frame)
Credit: Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton
Accession Number: 2010.93.1
Medium: Etching on pale blue paper
Country: France
Century: 19th-20th century
Provenance: Bruce B. and Ruth Dayton, Wayzata, Minn. (until 2010; given to MIA)
Rights: No Copyright - United States
Classification: Prints
Object Name: Print
Catalogue Raisonne: Guerin 324 ii/ii
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