Aristide Maillol

Sculptor

Birthday December 8, 1861

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace France

DEATH DATE Sep 27, 1944 (82)

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About

French Catalan sculptor, painter, and printmaker. He made the lead sculpture La Rivière, housed in the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Before Fame

He decided at a young age to pursue painting.

Trivia

He died in a car accident when he was 83.

Family Life

His parents raised him in Banyuls-sur-Mer, Roussillon.

Associated With

His early paintings were influenced by Paul Gauguin.