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Petite baigneuse accroupie: M.4-1964

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Titles

Petite baigneuse accroupie
Translated as: Little bather squatting
(Little bather squatting)

Maker(s)

Sculptor: Maillol, Aristide

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Description

Off-white terracotta figure of a nude woman with her hair swept up into a bun on the top of the back of her head. She sits on a rectangular pedestal with her left leg bent under her and her right knee bent and raised. Her head is tilted downwards, and she touches its left side with both hands, as if adjusting her hair

Legal notes

Bequeathed by A.J. Hugh Smith through the National Art-Collections Fund, 1964

Measurements and weight

Depth: 9.7 cm
Height: 23 cm
Width: 8.6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1964) by Smith, Arnold John Hugh

Dating

20th Century, Early
Production date: AD 1900

People, subjects and objects depicted

Project

  • Sculpture UK

Materials used in production

Terracotta

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Identification numbers

Accession number: M.4-1964
Primary reference Number: 29928
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_4_1964

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 15 April 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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