Aristide Maillol inspectant "La Montagne" à Marly-le-Roi
Photograph
1936 (photographed)
1936 (photographed)
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Place of origin |
Hungarian born Brassaï moved from Berlin to Paris in 1924, where he remained for the rest of his life. There, he became acquainted with many artists of the day, including Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Henri Matisse. Brassaï is most well-known for his images of Parisian life, depicting brothels, prostitutes, city streets, architecture and high society alike. However, he also photographed his artist friends, often in their studios or with their work. Here, French sculptor Aristide Maillol is depicted alongside his sculpture 'La Montagne'. This lead sculpture has been situated in Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, since 1964, which was also the location for a number of Brassaï's photographs from the 1930s. This photograph was taken in Marly-le-Roi, a suburb to the west of Paris, in the studio of Jean van Dongen, a sculptor and ceramicist who was also Maillol's assistant. These images provide a rare insight into the habits and practice of these twentieth century masters, whose doors were not always open to this kind of personal documentation.
Object details
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Title | Aristide Maillol inspectant "La Montagne" à Marly-le-Roi (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Gelatin silver print |
Brief description | Photograph by Brassaï, 'Aristide Maillol inspectant "La Montagne" à Marly-le-Roi' [Aristide Maillol inspecting "The Mountain" in Marly-le-Roi], 1936, gelatin silver print |
Physical description | Black and white photograph depicting a bearded man wearing a cap inspecting a very large sculpture of a female nude. She sits on her right leg with her left leg bent at the knee, and her left hand shielding her face. A coat hangs on a coat rack in the background. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Verso:
Top centre, pencil: '23x30 A.42'
Top centre, pencil: 'Page 115' [encircled]
Top right, pencil: 'A 42 V'
Top right, pencil: '20 C' [encircled]
Centre right, pencil: 'Maillol, / Marly-le-Roi / 1936'
Centre, stamped in purple ink: '© copyright by / BRASSAÏ / 81, Faubourg St-Jacques / PARIS-XIVe Tél. 707.23.41'
Centre, stamped in purple ink [faded]: 'BRASSAÏ / 81, RUE DU FAUBg St JACQUES / PARIS-XIVe PORt-ROYAL 23-41'
Centre right, blue ink: '21 déc. 1936 / à Marly-le-Roi'
Centre right, pencil: ' "La Montagne" '
Bottom right, stamped in black ink: 'SUCCESSION / BRASSAÏ / ESTATE' |
Credit line | Bequest of Gilberte Boyer Brassaï |
Object history | This object came to the museum as part of a bequest of 99 photographs by Brassaï from his widow, Madame Gilberte Boyer. |
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Summary | Hungarian born Brassaï moved from Berlin to Paris in 1924, where he remained for the rest of his life. There, he became acquainted with many artists of the day, including Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Henri Matisse. Brassaï is most well-known for his images of Parisian life, depicting brothels, prostitutes, city streets, architecture and high society alike. However, he also photographed his artist friends, often in their studios or with their work. Here, French sculptor Aristide Maillol is depicted alongside his sculpture 'La Montagne'. This lead sculpture has been situated in Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, since 1964, which was also the location for a number of Brassaï's photographs from the 1930s. This photograph was taken in Marly-le-Roi, a suburb to the west of Paris, in the studio of Jean van Dongen, a sculptor and ceramicist who was also Maillol's assistant. These images provide a rare insight into the habits and practice of these twentieth century masters, whose doors were not always open to this kind of personal documentation. |
Bibliographic reference | Alain Sayag and Annick Lionel-Marie, Brassaï: No Ordinary Eyes, London: Thames & Hudson (2000), p166 - slightly different version of the image |
Collection | |
Accession number | E.893-2014 |
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Record created | April 15, 2015 |
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