Tenth Eclogue: Gallus Hunting the Fierce Wild Boar (Gallus chasse le sangler)

published 1926

Aristide Maillol

Associated Names
Aristide Maillol

Artist, French, 1861 - 1944

This is a drawing of an abstract block featuring dynamic figures and a boar. The main content of the drawing is a small, rectangular scene with three distinct figures, one of which is chasing a boar. The figures are stylized with simplified lines and minimalistic details. The scene suggests movement and action, with an essence of urgency or chaos conveyed through the gestures and stances of the figures. The block is rendered in simple, warm-toned ink against a plain background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in red on Japan paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1980.45.1031

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Guérin 1965, no. 58, State only

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1951

  • Rewald 1951, no.51.

1982

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

Wikidata ID

Q65565860

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