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Wave

Aristide MaillolLinkedCulture matchlcp-63469ed984b8

Date: 1895–98
Medium: wood engraving
Culture: France, late 19th Century
Department: Prints
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID: 160078

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The color woodcuts of Katsushika Hokusai were highly esteemed. One of his most famous prints, The Great Wave off Kanagawa (1823-31), is a striking image of an enormous cresting wave. Maillol exploited the curling water motif to achieve an energetic linear design that surrounds and cushions the nude woman but also creates a lively contrast to the large, flat white shape of her body. A precursor to Maillol's future work as a sculptor, Wave reveals the artist's interest in conveying the sensual curves of the female form. This print dates from a period when Aristide Maillol used his wife, Clotilde, as his primary model.

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Credit line: Dudley P. Allen Fund
Provenance: H. Petiet (with stamp) | ?-1997: (Catherine E. Burns Fine Prints, Oakland, CA) | March 4, 1997: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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