The Mountain (Maillol) Explained

The Mountain
Artist:	Aristide Maillol
Year:	1937

The Mountain (La Montagne) is a monumental sculpture by the French artist Aristide Maillol. Dina Vierny, the artist's longtime collaborator, served as a model for the sculpture.^[1]

The sculpture, carved in stone, was commissioned by the Musée National d'Art Moderne in 1936 and now can be found at the Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon.^[2] La Montagne was also cast in lead by the Rudier Foundry and the Emile Godard Foundry in an edition of six numbered casts, as four artist's proofs, and as two estate casts. In addition to gracing a number of private collections, casts of La Montagne can be viewed at these locations:

• Jardin des Tuileries, Paris
• Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena^[3]
• National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
• St. Louis Art Museum, Missouri^[4]
• Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio^[5]
• Musée Maillol, Paris
• Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Israel
• Kenyon College, Ohio^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: La Montagne [The mountain]]. National Gallery of Australia. 24 August 2018.
2. Web site: Aristide Maillol, La Montagne. Sotheby's. 25 October 2018.
3. Web site: Mountain . . Norton Simon Museum . 2019-08-14 .
4. Web site: The Mountain . . Saint Louis Art Museum . 2019-08-14 .
5. Web site: The Mountain . . Columbus Museum of Art . 2019-08-12 .
6. Web site: Nolan . Dan . December 7, 2017 . Kenyon Collegian Archives . April 24, 2021 . Kenyon Collegian Archives.