Pomona is one of the major works of Aristide Maillol. He presented an initial model of this piece in 1910 at the Salon d'Automne.
The work received considerable attention, and was then commissioned in bronze by the Russian collector Ivan Morosov to decorate his Moscow palace, alongside décor by Maurice Denis on the theme of the Story of Psyche.
In the course of his career, Maillol would return to the model of Pomona to produce different versions, nude or draped.
The marble in the Petit Palais was commissioned from Maillol by the City of Paris for the International Exposition of 1937.
C. C.-V.
City of Paris municipal collection's website
The collections portal can be used to search the collections of Paris’s 14 municipal museums (approximately 336,000 works, including 43,000 belonging to the Petit Palais).
It is also possible to download around 12,000 images of the museum’s works free of charge.
Access the Museums of the City of Paris collections portal
Extern databases
Discover a selection of databases online presenting works from the Petit Palais or documents concerning the history of the museum.