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L'Été sans bras

Coordinates: 42°42′08″N 2°53′47″E / 42.70235478°N 2.896356582°E / 42.70235478; 2.896356582
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L’Été sans bras
ArtistAristide Maillol
Year1911 (1911)
Dimensions1.63 m (64 in)
LocationPerpignan[1]
Coordinates42°42′08″N 2°53′47″E / 42.70235478°N 2.896356582°E / 42.70235478; 2.896356582
OwnerCity of Perpignan

L’Été sans bras is a sculpture made by Aristide Maillol in 1911.

Design

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L’Été sans bras ("without arms") is one of the versions of Maillol's L'Été. The project started as just a torso, and in successive versions a head, arms and legs were added.

The finished version (L'Été) was commission by the Russian Ivan Morozov at the beginning of the 20th century. It was one of Maillo's favourites; he said that "This piece of art is favored by Maillol who believes that 'arms hide profiles'."[2] However, for several years the sculpture remained only as the uncompleted plasterwork L’Été sans bras in Maillol's studio.

Public domain

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Like the artist's other works, L'Été sans bras has been in the public domain in France since 1 January 2015.[3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ AFP (17 February 2011). ""L'Eté sans bras", de Maillol, revient à Perpignan après une longue absence". LaDepeche.fr.
  2. ^ "Histoire de l'Eté sans bras". mairie-perpignan.fr (in French). Mayor of Perpignan. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  3. ^ Chrystel Chabert (8 January 2015). "Maillol dans le domaine public : la liberté oui mais pas n'importe comment !". culturebox.francetvinfo.fr (in French).
  4. ^ Laurent Carpentier (16 January 2015). "Un festival pour fêter la libération de Maillol et de Romain Rolland". Lemonde.fr (in French).