The Musée Maillol de Banyuls-sur-Mer is a private museum at the farm of the sculptor
Aristide Maillol
Aristide Joseph Bonaventure Maillol (; December 8, 1861 – September 27, 1944) was a French sculptor, painter, and printmaking, printmaker.Le Normand-Romain, Antoinette . "Maillol, Aristide". ''Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online''. Oxford ...
where he spent the last years of his life. The farm, "La Métairie", is situated in the Roume valley 4 km from the city center of
Banyuls-sur-Mer
Banyuls-sur-Mer (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales Departments of France, department in southern France.
Geography Location
Banyuls-sur-Mer is located in the canton of La Côte Vermeille and in the arrondissemen ...
in the
Pyrénées-Orientales
Pyrénées-Orientales (; ; ; ), also known as Northern Catalonia, is a departments of France, department of the Regions of France, region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Southern France, adjacent to the northern Spain, Spanish ...
. The museum is operated by the Fondation Dina Vierny, which also operates the
Musée Maillol
The Musée Maillol is an art museum located in the 7th arrondissement at 59–61, rue de Grenelle, Paris, France.
History
In 1964, Dina Vierny donated Maillol's monumental sculptures to the state. André Malraux, Minister of Culture, installs t ...
in Paris.
Establishment
After Maillol's death in 1944, the site was abandoned and deteriorated. Much later, thanks to the combined actions of Maillol's model and muse
Dina Vierny
Dina Vierny (25 January 1919 – 20 January 2009) was a French Model (art), artists' model who became a singer, art dealer, Collection (museum), collector and Curator, museum director. She is known as the model and muse to French sculptor Aristi ...
and the city of Banyuls-sur-Mer, the rescue and restoration of the farm took place. A small Maillol museum was opened to the public at the end of 1994.
Exhibits
The museum presents works of Aristide Maillol as well as artifacts from his daily life in La Métairie.
Exhibits include:
* 36 bronze and terracotta sculptures
* Lithographs, drawings, paintings, and ceramics
* The dining-room of his studio at
Marly-le-Roi
Marly-le-Roi () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the administrative region of Île-de-France, France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, from the centre of Paris.
Marly-le-Roi was the location of the Château de Marly, ...
and his kitchen
* His workshop
* Temporary exhibitions
In the garden of the museum is his tomb on which sits a bronze cast of ''La Méditerranée'', one of his favorite works.
Gallery
File:Le musée Maillol (la Métairie, Banyuls-sur-mer) (14441212570).png, ''Torse de L'Ile de France'' (1921)
File:MuseeMaillolBanyuls1.jpg, Statuette of a seated woman (1900)
File:MuseeMaillolBanyuls2.jpg, Figure painting with a red shawl (1930)
File:Le musée Maillol (la Métairie, Banyuls-sur-mer) (14441216700).jpg, The kitchen
See also
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List of single-artist museums
This is a list of single-artist museum, single–artist museums, which are museums displaying the work, or bearing the name, of a single visual artist.
See also
* :Museums devoted to one artist
* List of art museums
* List of most visited art mu ...
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Musée Maillol
The Musée Maillol is an art museum located in the 7th arrondissement at 59–61, rue de Grenelle, Paris, France.
History
In 1964, Dina Vierny donated Maillol's monumental sculptures to the state. André Malraux, Minister of Culture, installs t ...
, Paris
References
Banyuls-sur-Mer
Maillol
Maillol
Outdoor sculptures in France
Museums devoted to one artist
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