Aristide MAILLOL 1861-1944 Leda - 1900 White terracotta Signed with the monogram on the back of the base "M Model conceived in 1900, this copy was later realized under the control of Lucien Maillol, son of the artist 28 cm (11,02 in.) Provenance: Lucien Maillol Alfred Daber, Paris Sale London, Sotheby's April 1, 1981, lot 127 London sale, Sotheby's, 21 October 1998, lot 24 Acquired at this sale by the current owner Exhibitions : Paris, Galerie Daber, Maillol, Exposition-Hommage du centenaire de sa naissance, 1961, n°3 (another copy) Bibliography : J. Rewald, Maillol, Paris, 1939, reproduced p.110 (another copy) M.Bouvier, Aristide Maillol, Lausanne, 1945, reproduced, not paginated (another copy) Waldemar-George, Aristide Maillol, London, 1965, reproduced p.137 (another copy) Waldemar-George, Aristide Maillol et l'âme de la sculpture, Editions Ides et Calendes, Neuchatel, 1977, n° 139 p.128, reproduced in black and white, p.139 (another copy) Maillol, Exhibition catalog Caixa Catalunya, Barcelona, 2010, reproduced in color p.139, (another copy) Comment: The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Mr. Olivier Lorquin. White terracotta; signed with the monogram on the back of the base