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Maillol

American  
[ma-yawl] / maˈyɔl /

noun

  1. Aristide 1861–1944, French sculptor.


Maillol British  
/ majɔl /

noun

  1. Aristide (aristid). 1861–1944, French sculptor, esp of monumental female nudes

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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

Two years later Roger Fry and I collected and arranged at the Grafton Galleries an exhibition of contemporary French art—Matisse, Picasso, Maillol, etc.

From Pot-Boilers by Bell, Clive

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