Harry C. Kessler, Germany
Dina Vierny, Paris
John Rewald, New York (acquired from the above in 1952)
Acquired from the above on February 25, 1952

John Rewald, Aristide Maillol, Paris, 1939, illustration of the bronze version p. 167
Waldemar George, Aristide Maillol, Neuchâtel, 1965, illustration of the bronze version pp. 148-49
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, April, 1966, illustration of the bronze version on the cover and in the catalogue n.p.
Denys Chevalier, Maillol, 1970, illustration of the bronze version p. 22
Portrait of the Artist (exhibition catalogue), The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1972, illustration of the bronze version p. 17
Aristide Maillol: 1861-1944 (exhibition catalogue), The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1975-76, no. 60

Surface is slightly dirty with a warm coral patina. There are slight firing cracks to the mouth and the underside of the hat brim that are inherent in the work. There is a repaired crack in the central cross piece under the work which has now been stabilized. In general very good condition.
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