Aristide Maillol - The Wood Gatherers

The Wood Gatherers

Aristide Maillol's original woodcut, The Wood Gatherers is printed upon rag paper and with full margins as published for Les Georgiques by Philippe Gonin in Paris between 1937 and 1943. It bears both Maillol's estate stamp and his seated nude watermark. A fine, The Wood Gatherers is a fine original example of the graphic art created by the French artist, Aristide Maillol.

Original Woodcut by the French artist, Aristide Maillol.

Aristide Maillol (Bayuls, 1861 - 1944)
Title & Artist	Date	Medium	Note	-
The Wood Gatherers by Aristide Maillol	c. 1937 - 1943	Original Woodcut	Bearing both Aristide Maillol's estate stamp and his seated nude watermark. Published by Philippe Gonin, Paris	Sold

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Artist:	Maillol, Aristide (Bayuls, 1861 - 1944)
Date:	c. 1937 - 1943
Medium:	Original Woodcut
Publisher:	Philippe Gonin, Paris
Printer:	Philippe Gonin, Paris
Source:	Les Georgiques
Note:	Aristide Maillol: One of the greatest sculptors and painters of modern art, Aristide Maillol studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, under both Cabanel and Gerome. An exceptional draughtsman, Maillol's original woodcuts and lithographs are as superb as his drawings, pastels and sculptures.
	Most of Aristide Maillol's woodcuts were conceived as art for some of the greatest illustrated books of the twentieth century. His woodcuts adorn such classic works as Virgil's, Eclogae (1926), Daphne and Chloe (1937) and Les Georgiques (1937-1943). This original woodcut belongs to the last named set.
	The idea for Les Georgiques was conceived as early as 1915. Maillol cut several blocks for the project at this time but did not continue his efforts until 1937. The last woodcut was completed and delivered to the publisher in 1944, shortly before Maillol's death. The completed edition was then published by Gonin in Paris in 1950 in a limited edition of 750 impressions. Altogether the book included 61 Maillol woodcuts, of which a number were small initial letters.
	Apart from this a small number of the woodcuts were also printed 'sur blanc' -- meaning without the accompanying text. They were also signed with Aristide Maillol's estate stamp and printed upon Maillol's personal rag paper with his seated nude watermark. This fine impression of The Wood Gatherers bears both the estate stamp and the watermark. No specific edition was given for these 'sur blanc' impressions but it is known that they exist in small numbers.
Reference:	E. M. Garvey, The Artist and the Book: 1860 - 1960, Catalogue # 175.
Size:	3 3/4 X 4 5/8 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Condition:	Printed upon rag paper and with full margins as published. Bearing both Maillol's estate stamp and his seated nude watermark. A fine, strong impression and in excellent condition throughout. The Wood Gatherers represents a prime original example of the famous art of Aristide Maillol.
Price:	Sold - The price is no longer available.
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