L'Été sans bras

L’Été sans bras
ArtistAristide Maillol
Year1911 (1911)
Dimensions1.63 m (64 in)
LocationPerpignan[1]
Coordinates42°42′08″N 2°53′47″E / 42.70235478°N 2.896356582°E / 42.70235478; 2.896356582
OwnerCity of Perpignan

L’Été sans bras is a sculpture made by Aristide Maillol in 1911.

Design

L’Été sans bras ("without arms") is one of the versions of Maillol's L'Été. The project started as just a torso, and in successive versions a head, arms and legs were added.

The finished version (L'Été) was commission by the Russian Ivan Morozov at the beginning of the 20th century. It was one of Maillo's favourites; he said that "This piece of art is favored by Maillol who believes that 'arms hide profiles'."[2] However, for several years the sculpture remained only as the uncompleted plasterwork L’Été sans bras in Maillol's studio.

Public domain

Like the artist's other works, L'Été sans bras has been in the public domain in France since 1 January 2015.[3][4]

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to L'Été sans bras - Aristide Maillol.
  1. ^ AFP (17 February 2011). ""L'Eté sans bras", de Maillol, revient à Perpignan après une longue absence". LaDepeche.fr.
  2. ^ "Histoire de l'Eté sans bras". mairie-perpignan.fr (in French). Mayor of Perpignan. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  3. ^ Chrystel Chabert (8 January 2015). "Maillol dans le domaine public : la liberté oui mais pas n'importe comment !". culturebox.francetvinfo.fr (in French).
  4. ^ Laurent Carpentier (16 January 2015). "Un festival pour fêter la libération de Maillol et de Romain Rolland". Lemonde.fr (in French).