The Mountain
- Artist
- Aristide Maillol, French, 1861–1944
- Date
- 1937
- Material
- Lead
- designed in
- Marly-le-Roi, Île-de-France region, France, Europe
- cast in
- Paris, Île-de-France region, France, Europe
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Current Location
- On View, Outdoor, South Lawn
- Dimensions
- 65 3/4 x 72 3/4 x 29 1/2 in. (167 x 184.8 x 74.9 cm)
weight: 1980 lb. (898.1 kg)
base: 38 x 71 x 31 in. (96.5 x 180.3 x 78.7 cm) - Credit Line
- Funds given by Mr. and Mrs. Sydney M. Shoenberg and Mr. and Mrs. Sydney M. Shoenberg Jr., by exchange
- Rights
- Contact Us
- Object Number
- 233:1980
NOTES
A seated female figure bends over with one knee raised in a triangular form that suggests a mountain. Her lower right leg is embedded in the statue’s base, expressing a sense of union with the earth. Aristide Maillol concentrated on the female nude throughout his long career. This work was modeled on his teenage model and muse Dina Vierny. The monumentality of the sculpture is offset by the movement of her wind-blown hair.