Maillol
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Their rounded forms are almost complacently generalized, like the sculptures of Aristide Maillol.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 25, 2022
The burgundy DS, with its space-age silhouette and directional headlights that follow the turning of the wheel, has curves as gentle as a Maillol river nymph.
From New York Times ● Aug. 12, 2021
By his outdoor swimming pool Chen gazes at the bronze sculpture “La Riviere” by Aristide Maillol, which cost him $8 million.
From Forbes ● Jun. 24, 2015
In February, Bank of America agreed to extend the Met’s credit line only after it agreed to pledge two Maillol bronzes, “L’Été” and “Venus Without Arms,” on display on the Grand Tier.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 16, 2015
For me the only interesting fact that emerged from this controversy was that, apparently, most of the disputants had not so much as heard of the greatest living sculptor—I mean Maillol, of course.
From Since Cézanne by Clive Bell
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