Seventh Eclogue: Galatea Whiter than Swan down (Galatee jouant dans l'eau)

published 1926

Aristide Maillol

Associated Names
Aristide Maillol

Artist, French, 1861 - 1944

This is a drawing of a stylized figure in a circular design. The drawing features a simple outline of a reclining figure set within a circular motif. The figure is depicted with minimal details, defined by curved lines and surrounded by a pattern resembling waves or flowing lines. This circular design is framed within a rectangular border, both rendered in a monochromatic scheme using a warm, earthy red ink against a plain, beige background. The lines are clean and precise, emphasizing a sense of flow and balance in the composition.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in red on Japan paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1980.45.1016

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Guérin 1965, no. 43, State only

  • Series Title

    Publius Vergilius Maro: Eclogae: p.68 [Guerin 1965 16-58]

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1951

  • Rewald 1951, no.36.

1982

  • Guerin, Marcel. Catalogue Raisonne de l'oeuvre grave et lithographie Aristide Maillol. Geneva: Pierre Cailler, 1965.

Wikidata ID

Q65565814

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