Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Museum and the Online Archive of California
Creator Name:
Aristide Maillol
Creator Nationality/Dates:
France, 1861-1944
Creator Role:
artist
Title:
La Douleur (Grief)
Date:
circa 1922
Materials:
bronze
Current Location:
Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive
Address:
Berkeley, California 94720-2250
Object ID:
1968.24
Notes:
As his early sketches for the work indicate, Maillol's conception of the work evolved from a figure wracked with grief to one who-in this final version-expresses meditative calm.
Notes:
The French town of Ceret commissioned this sculpture in 1920 to commemorate the dead of the First World War.
Acquisition Information:
Gift of The Norton Simon Foundation, Fullerton, California
Collection Description:
METS ID:
ark:/13030/ft9779p1h 6

La Douleur (Grief)