ARISTIDE MAILLOL (1861-1944) Woman with a Scarf,... Lot 17

ARISTIDE MAILLOL (1861-1944) Woman with a Scarf, the model created in [1919], our proof made during the artist's lifetime Sculpture. Proof in bronze (re)patinated in shades of reddish-brown. Lost-wax casting. Antique ante-mortem edition (made during the artist's lifetime) by Claude Valsuani, founder. Patina entirely resumed later. Signed with the monogram M (in an oval) on the terrace and stamped C. VALSUANI Cire perdue on the edge of the terrace. Height : 33,8 cm Provenance : Former collection Lucien Maillol (1896-1972), son of the artist. Important : A certificate of authenticity from Mr. Olivier Lorquin, the artist's successor and expert, will be given to the buyer. Bibliography : - Maurice Denis - A. Maillol - Editions Crès & Cie, Paris, 1925. Another proof of this model in bronze is reproduced on plate 23. - John Rewald - Maillol - Éditions Hypérion, Paris, 1939. Another proof of this model in bronze and titled Petite baigneuse debout reproduced on pages 124 and 125. - Waldemar George - Aristide Maillol et l'âme de la sculpture - Éditions Ides et Calendes, Neuchâtel, 1964. Another proof of this model in bronze reproduced on page 68. - Galerie Dina Vierny - Maillol - Preface by Pierre Cabanne, Éditions Galerie Dina Vierny, Paris, 1987. Another proof of this model in bronze reproduced on pages 110 and 111.