The Wave -
Aristide Maillol Banyuls-sur-Mer, 1861 – Perpignan, 1944
Artwork
In a letter to his countryman Bourdelle, who introduced him to sculpture, Maillol describes the pleasure he takes in watching the waves: “I do studies of the sea.It feels strange painting the sea, you never know what colour it is.” So when he decided to paint a nude, Maillol naturally made her...