Aristide MAILLOL Leda - 1900 White terracotta Signed with the monogram "M" on the back of the base Designed in 1900, this piece was later made under the supervision of Lucien Maillol, the artist's son. Height: 28.0 cm Provenance : Lucien Maillol Alfred Daber, Paris Sale London, Sotheby's, 1 April 1981, lot 127 Sale London, Sotheby's, 21 October 1998, lot 24 Acquired at this sale by the current owner Exhibitions : Paris, Galerie Daber, Maillol, Exposition-Hommage du centenaire de sa naissance, 1961, n°3 Bibliography : J. Rewald, Maillol, Paris, 1939, reproduced p.110 (another copy) M.Bouvier, Aristide Maillol, Lausanne, 1945, reproduced, unpaginated (another copy) Waldemar-George, Aristide Maillol, London, 1965, reproduced p.137 (another copy) Waldemar-George, Aristide Maillol et l'âme de la sculpture, Editions Ides et Calendes, Neuchatel, 1977, n° 139 p.128, reproduced in black and white p.139 (another copy) Maillol, Exhibition catalogue Caixa Catalunya, Barcelona, 2010, reproduced in colour p.139 (another copy) The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Mr Olivier Lorquin. h : 28.0 cm Aristide MAILLOL H : 28.0 cm h : 28.0 cm White terracotta; signed with the monogram on the back of the base Height : 11,02 in.