The River

Aristide Maillol · Begun 1938-39; completed 1943 (cast 1948)

This is The River — a sculpture by the French artist Aristide Maillol, Begun nineteen thirty-eight to nineteen thirty-nine; completed nineteen forty-three (cast nineteen forty-eight). Maillol was part of the Les Nabis movement. The piece is lead, about 1.4 by 2.3 meters.

Medium Lead · Dimensions 53 3/4" x 7' 6" x 66" (136.5 x 228.6 x 167.7 cm), on lead base designed by the artist 9 3/4 x 67 x 27 3/4" (24.8 x 170.1 x 70.4 cm) · Credit Mrs. Simon Guggenheim Fund

Hanging beside it in The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden: Entrance Gate to Paris Subway (Métropolitain) Station, Paris, France