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Portrait of a Young Woman (Profil de jeune fille)

c. 1893

Aristide Maillol

(French, 1861–1944)
Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
lithograph on yellow paper
Support
Yellow paper
Measurements
Sheet: 36 x 27.9 cm (14 3/16 x 11 in.); Image: 31.1 x 24.2 cm (12 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Print Club of Cleveland in memory of John Bonebrake 2011.173
Catalogue raisonné
Guérin 257
Public Domain
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Location
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Description

This work depicting a young woman in profile is one of only a few impressions that Aristide Maillol printed on yellow paper. The sheet’s bright tone became a compositional element, allowing it to complement and contrast with the stark black lines the artist drew with lithographic crayon. Maillol was deeply influenced by an exhibition of prints on the same color of paper by Paul Gauguin at the 1889 Universal Exposition, and he made this work shortly after. The image’s border, heavy outlines, and linear style resemble tapestry, a medium Maillol had also begun to work with at this time.
A vertically oriented lithograph on bright yellow paper depicts the profile of a woman with light skin tone from the shoulders up, facing our left. Her hair is gathered into a textured bun, rendered with fine, rhythmic lines. She has a downcast eye and closed lips. Delicate, sketchy lines outline her chin and neck. A faint rectangular border frames the figure, and a small square monogram marks the lower right corner.

Portrait of a Young Woman (Profil de jeune fille)

c. 1893

Aristide Maillol

(French, 1861–1944)
France, 19th century

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