Bather with Raised Arms

model c. 1890/1899, cast 1930

Aristide Maillol

Associated Names
Aristide Maillol

Sculptor, French, 1861 - 1944

The sculpture is of a standing nude female figure with her arms raised and hands positioned at the back of her head. It is made of bronze and has a dark, metallic brown color with a smooth and slightly reflective surface. The figure is realistic, showing the natural curves and proportions of the human body. The stance is balanced, with one leg slightly bent and the other extended. The sculpture stands on a square, textured base resembling a natural, rocky surface.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 157.5 × 66.1 × 60.1 cm (62 × 26 × 23 11/16 in.)
    gross weight: 97.977 kg (216 lb.)

  • Accession Number

    1967.15.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Galerie Dina Vierny, Paris);[1] purchased 8 December 1967 by NGA.
[1] An attestation by Dina Vierny dated 6 December 1967, copy in NGA curatorial files, indicates the sculpture is one of six casts from the 1930 edition.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1967

  • Europa 1900, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Ostende, Belgium, 1967, no. 194, pl. 46.

1969

  • In Memoriam, Ailsa Mellon Bruce, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1969, unnumbered checklist.

Bibliography

1994

  • Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 139, repro.

Inscriptions

top of base at right, artist's device: AM within a circle; back of base behind figure's proper right leg: . Alexis Rudier . / . Fondeur. Paris .

Markings

FM: Alexis Rudier

Wikidata ID

Q63854543

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