The more immobile Egyptian statues are, the more it seems a… - Aristide Maillol

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The more immobile Egyptian statues are, the more it seems as if they would move.. ..immobility of the body does not mean immobility of the flesh; in my model for the monument to Cézanne the whole figure is quiet, but there are several movements in the torso.

Aristide Maillol

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Aristide Maillol (8 Dec. 1861 – 27 Sept. 1944) was a French sculptor and painter. The subject of nearly all of Maillol's mature sculpture work is the female body, treated with a emphasis on stable forms.

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Alternative Names: Aristide Joseph Bonaventure Maillol • Aristide-Joseph-Bonaventure Maillol • Maillol • a. maillol

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