Nu, vu de dos (Nude woman seen from the rear)
Maker
(artist)
1861-1944
1861-1944
Title
Nu, vu de dos (Nude woman seen from the rear)
Date of Production
1920-1924
Medium
graphite on wove paper (now discoloured in pictorial area)
Dimensions
Height: 34 cm
Width: 23 cm
Width: 23 cm
Accession Number
D.1935.SC.44
Mode of Acquisition
Samuel Courtauld, gift, 1935
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Label Text
Maillol’s interest in depicting the nude seen from the back is evident from numerous drawings and pastels, such as this. He was especially attentive to the structure of the pelvis and upper thighs and the strength of the upper torso, which he captures here with characteristic simplicity of line. Maillol often made no attempt at defining facial features and concealed or effaced the figure’s arms. He once wrote: ‘details don’t interest me…I am seeking beauty, not character.’
Provenance
Leicester Galleries (London); purchased there by Samuel Courtauld, London (1876-1947), 1928; Courtauld Gift 1935
Exhibition History
Special Display - Picasso, Matisse, Maillol: The Female Model, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 24/01/2013-26/05/2013
The Courtauld Collection: Masterpieces of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 14/06/1998-21/09/1998
Impressionism for England - Samuel Courtauld as Patron and
Collector, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 16/06/1994-25/09/1994 ...More
Drawings and Engravings from the Courtauld Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, December 1959-April 1960
Samuel Courtauld memorial exhibition, Tate Gallery, London, 1948 ...Less
The Courtauld Collection: Masterpieces of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 14/06/1998-21/09/1998
Impressionism for England - Samuel Courtauld as Patron and
Collector, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 16/06/1994-25/09/1994 ...More
Drawings and Engravings from the Courtauld Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, December 1959-April 1960
Samuel Courtauld memorial exhibition, Tate Gallery, London, 1948 ...Less
Literature
The Courtauld Collection: Masterpieces of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, Art Gallery of Ontario, 1998
cat. no. 74
illus. p. 133
John House, Impressionism for England: Samuel Courtauld as Patron and Collector, Courtauld Institute Galleries 1994
no. 100
illus. p. 216
Cooper, Douglas, The Courtauld Collection, London 1954
no. 138
cat. no. 74
illus. p. 133
John House, Impressionism for England: Samuel Courtauld as Patron and Collector, Courtauld Institute Galleries 1994
no. 100
illus. p. 216
Cooper, Douglas, The Courtauld Collection, London 1954
no. 138
Inscriptions
Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower right, graphite, signed with the artist’s initial in a circle: “M”; lower left corner, graphite: “OP”; lower right corner, graphite: “100”. Verso: upper centre, graphite, large and circled: “B”; right lower edge, graphite: “Frauen [?]”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower right, graphite, signed with the artist’s initial in a circle: “M”; lower left corner, graphite: “OP”; lower right corner, graphite: “100”. Verso: upper centre, graphite, large and circled: “B”; right lower edge, graphite: “Frauen [?]”.
Collector's mark: none.
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