Action in Chains explained

Action in Chains is a 1905 bronze sculpture by Aristide Maillol.^[1] The original called Monument to Blanqui was commissioned by Louis Auguste Blanqui, and resides at the Puget-Théniers, for which it was originally commissioned.

Secondary casts and related artworks

• Bronze casts (2.15m height) at :

• Musée d'Orsay, displayed since 1964 mat Tuileries Garden as part of a series of works by Maillol on open-air display^[2]

• Caracas Museum of Contemporary Art (1906)

• Österreichische Galerie Belvedere

• Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

• Hakone Open-Air Museum

• Norton Simon Museum

• Private collection (Sale by Dina Vierny, Christie's, 2005);

• Billy Rose Collection, Israel Museum

• Bronze versions without arms (2.15m height):

• Collection Dina Vierny, Paris;

• Private collection at city of Perpignan, displayed at Banyuls-sur-Mer.

• Bronze torso:

• Kunstmuseum Basel

• Art Institute of Chicago

• Tate Gallery

• Metropolitan Museum of Art

• City of Perpignan;

• Collection Oskar Reinhart, Winterthur;

• Private collection.

• Other:

• Bronze study without arms (33 cm height) at Metropolitan Museum of Art

• Charcoal Drawing at Metropolitan Museum of Art

• Plaster cast (2.15 m height) at Musée Maillol

References

1. Web site: Image and information. Les statues de rue de Paris. fr.
2. Web site: Action enchaînée - Aristide Maillol Musée d'Orsay . www.musee-orsay.fr . 31 May 2022.