The Three Nymphs
model 1930-1938, cast 1966-1967
Aristide Maillol
Sculptor, French, 1861 - 1944
Artwork overview
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Medium
lead
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Credit Line
Gift of Lucille Ellis Simon, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
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Dimensions
overall: 157.5 x 145.7 x 80 cm (62 x 57 3/8 x 31 1/2 in.)
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Accession Number
1991.39.1
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