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Woman Seen from the Back
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Maillol was interested in conveying the sensual curves of the female form. As a sculptor he worked from both memory and drawings. He made numerous studies of the nude which are related to, if not directly preparatory for his sculptures. He explained, "The important thing is the general idea...I am seeking beauty, not character."
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineWoman Seen from the Back, c. 1900–1941. Aristide Maillol (French, 1861–1944). Lithograph printed in sanguine. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection, 1941.504
