Venus with Necklace
- Caster
- Alexis Rudier, French, –1897
- Date
- 1928–29
- Material
- Bronze
- made in
- Marly-le-Roi, Île-de-France region, France, Europe
- Classification
- Metalwork, sculpture
- Collection
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- height: 69 1/4 in. (175.9 cm)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 1:1941
NOTES
This monumental, yet graceful figure approaches the realm of abstraction: the surface of her body is comprised of smooth, rounded volumes and personal expression is absent from her face. Maillol aspired toward simplicity and perfection in his sculptures, which led him to return to the same subjects over and over again. It took him fifteen years to complete his modern rendition of the ancient Roman goddess Venus, and he executed two versions of her, both with and without a necklace.
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