Aristide Maillol

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Place: Banyuls-Sur-Mer

Born: 1861

Death: 1944

Biography:

Aristide Joseph Bonaventure Maillol (French: [mɑjɔl] December 8, 1861 – September 27, 1944) was a French sculptor, painter, and printmaker. Maillol was born in Banyuls-sur-Mer, Roussillon. He decided at an early age to become a painter, and moved to Paris in 1881 to study art. After several applications and several years of living in poverty, his e...

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