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ARISTIDE MAILLOL Original 1937 Woodcut Lt Ed 242/250 from Daphnis and Chloe 1937

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ARISTIDE MAILLOL

DAPHNIS AND CHLOE
Woodcut, 1937, printed on hand made paper, No. 242 of an edition of 250

The sheet itself measures 7.8 inches (vertical) by 5.1 inches (horizontal) and is in very good vintage condition. There's minor toning around the margins, as it had once been framed, but it will re-frame out beautifully.

This is a magnificent original vintage woodcut by world renowned artist ARISTIDE MAILLOL (French, 1861-1944), published in 1937. This was part of the rare book Daphnis and Chloe, illustrated with original woodcuts by Maillol, including a separate suite of the woodcuts in sanguine. This woodcut comes directly from Number 242 of a very limited edition of only 250.

This woodcut is NOT to be confused with other Maillol woodcuts of Daphnis and Chloe from later books and editions, that are not part of this rare 1937 limited edition of 250.

The woodcut was originally part of a limited edition numbered book. Below are details of the book which is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art:

Daphnis and Chloé

Author:: Written by Longus (Greek, active 3rd century A.D.)
Translator:: Translated by George Thornley (British, born 1614)
Publisher:: Published by A. Zwemmer (London)
Printer:: Printed by Philippe Gonin
Date:: 1937
Medium:: 51 woodcut illustrations (some images repeated) and 2 woodcut initials

Translation of: Poimenika ta kata Daphnin kai Chlo?en. "The text is that of Thornley's translation of 1657, revised and augmented"--Colophon. "Aristide Maillol engraved ... the wood-cuts which illustrate this book"--Colophon. "Of this book, 250 copies, numbered and signed [by Maillol], have been printed on hand made paper"--

This piece measures 5 inches by 7.75 inches. Other than tape residue on the outer edges (recto and verso) approx. 1/4 inch from having once been framed, it is in excellent condition.

It was acquired from Doyle Auction House in New York City and authenticity is unconditionally guaranteed.

The piece is unframed, but was once framed, and comes with the back board of its original frame, which bears the Doyle auction house sticker (for provenance), along with information from the colophon page of the book that this woodcut first belonged to, stating that it is Number 242 of an edition of 250.

Discovering his talent in drawing at college in Perpignan, France, Aristide Maillol moved to Paris in 1882 to study painting at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. Later, Maillol turned to lithography and woodcuts, perhaps on the inspiration of Paul Gauguin by whom he was strongly influenced. As his eyesight deteriorated, Maillol increasingly devoted himself to sculpture, the medium for which he is most renowned. Later he returned to printmaking and book illustration, a genre he particularly enjoyed. Of all the greats in modern sculpture, e.g., Rodin, Giacometti, Picasso, Brancusi, Moore, Manship, there is one figure whose subtle and heroic work left a profound mark on perhaps all sculptors of the early 20th Century. The work of Aristide Maillol can be viewed in practically every great art museum in the world. In the US, one can view his art on the sculpture terraces of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, in the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, and at almost every important art destination in between.

The woodcut, measuring approx. 5 by 7.75 inches and is unframed. It ships flat and is accompanied by the board from its original frame, measuring 12 inches by 16 inches.