Aristide Maillol - Banyuls-sur-Mer (Pyrénées-Orientales), France - Grave of a Famous Person on Waymarking.com

[FR] Il commence sa carrière dans la peinture et s'intéresse très tôt aux arts décoratifs : céramique et tapisserie, avant de se consacrer à la sculpture, vers l'âge de quarante ans.

Aristide Maillol fut l'un des sculpteurs les plus célèbres de son temps. Son œuvre, silencieuse, fondée sur des formes pleines, élaborées à partir de l'étude du nu féminin et simplifiées jusqu'à l'épure, représente une véritable révolution artistique, anticipant l'abstraction.

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[EN] Maillol was born in Banyuls-sur-Mer, Roussillon. He decided at an early age to become a painter, and moved to Paris in 1881 to study art.

The subject of nearly all of Maillol's mature work is the female body, treated with a classical emphasis on stable forms. The figurative style of his large bronzes is perceived as an important precursor to the greater simplifications of Henry Moore, and his serene classicism set a standard for European (and American) figure sculpture until the end of World War II.

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Description: See Detailed description. Date of birth: 12/08/1861 Date of death: 09/27/1944 Area of notoriety: Art Marker Type: Plaque Setting: Outdoor Fee required?: No Web site: [Web Link] Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Not listed

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