Model conceived circa 1900
Bronze with nuanced brown patina
This cast made circa 1940-1942
Monogrammed lower left: M
Foundry mark: Alexis.Rudier Fondeur Paris on the back of the base
H. 76 cm (29.92 in.)


Provenance:
Private collection, France, acquired from Eugène Rudier in September, 1945
Private collection, Paris, by descent from the above


Literature:
Waldemar George, Aristide Maillol et l’âme de la sculpture (Aristide Maillol and the Soul of Sculpture), éditions Ides et Calendes, Neuchâtel, 1965, p. 129 (another cast).