Accession Number
1982/1.198

Title
Nude woman lying on her stomach (Femme nue étendue à plat ventre)

Artist(s)
Aristide Maillol

Artist Nationality
French (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
circa 1894

Medium & Support
woodcut on on china paper

Dimensions
6 7/8 in. x 16 1/4 in. ( 17.5 cm x 41.2 cm )

Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. John Alexander

Label copy
In Maillol's woodcut the body is defined primarily by its contours. This severe reduction and the elongation of form, which relates to a group of small wood statuettes by the artist, reflect his interest in the woodcuts of Gauguin.

Subject matter
An extremely rare woodcut from Maillol’s earliest period in which the nude female body is defined primarily by a truly graphic conception of line and form marked by a severe reduction and elongation of the figure, reflecting the profound influence Gauguin had on his work.

Physical Description
Nude female figure stretched out on the grass in a shallow landscape with trees in the background

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Western

Rights
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Keywords
females
nudes
nudes (representations)
reclining
woman
women (female humans)