Nude youth reclining on ground, three-quarter to right, blowing on syrinx, right hand under body
Nude youth reclining on ground, three-quarter to right, blowing on syrinx, right hand under body

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Nude youth reclining on ground, three-quarter to right, blowing on syrinx, right hand under body,

ca. 1926

Aristide Maillol, 1861–1944; born Banyuls-sur-Mer, France; died Perpignan, France
x1955-161

Information

Title
Nude youth reclining on ground, three-quarter to right, blowing on syrinx, right hand under body
Dates

ca. 1926

Maker
Aristide Maillol
Medium
Purple pencil, on a sheet with letterpress
Dimensions
12.9 x 16.5 cm (5 1/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Laura P. Hall Memorial Fund
Object Number
x1955-161
Culture
French
Type
drawings
Materials
colored pencils, laid paper
Subject
reclining, men, youth, nudes

Alex Rudier; Curt Valentin sale, New York, Parke-Bernet, November 9, 1955, no. 17; purchased by the Princeton University Art Museum, 1955.

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