The Three Nymphs

model 1930-1938, cast 1966-1967

Aristide Maillol

Associated Names
Aristide Maillol

Sculptor, French, 1861 - 1944

The sculpture depicts three human figures, each appearing to be a nude female, standing closely together on a flat base. The central figure faces forward with her arms slightly raised and a crown of flowers adorning her head. The two figures on either side have their backs turned to the viewer, their heads turned slightly towards each other, connecting visually with the central figure. The sculpture is a monochrome stone or metal, possibly bronze, with a smooth surface that captures the detailed features of the human form. The sculpture stands outdoors on a bed of green grass, surrounded by trees.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of the artist; purchased 1967 through (Malborough-Gerson Gallery, New York) by Lucille Ellis Simon [1911-2000], Los Angeles; gift (partial and promised) 1991 to NGA; gift completed 2002.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1991

  • Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1991, 336-337, color repro.

2012

  • Gauguin, Cezanne, Matisse: Visions of Arcadia, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2012, unnumbered catalogue, fig. 73..

2019

  • Renoir: The Body, The Senses, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown; Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, 2019-2020, no. 74, repro.

Bibliography

1994

  • Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 141, repro.

2022

  • Conservation Division's Fiftieth Anniversary Committee. "Innovation and Collaboration: Fifty Years of Conservation at the National Gallery." Art for the Nation no. 66 (Fall 2022): 12-13, fig.14-15.

Inscriptions

on top of base in front of figure on left, artist's device: M within a circle; on right, angled side of base: .Georges Rudier. / .Fondeur.Paris.

Markings

FM: Georges Rudier

Wikidata ID

Q63860718

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