French sculptor, painter, designer and illustrator, Anistide Maillol began his career as a painter and tapestry designer, but after c. 1900 devoted himself to three-dimensional work, becoming one of the most important sculptors of the 20th century. He concentrated almost exclusively on the nude female figure in the round, consciously wishing to strip form of all literary associations and architectural context.

Pair includes: The Lovers & Man with Horse, illustrations for Les Georgiques by Virgil, 1937–1943. Woodcut in sepia. Monogram stamp. Published by Phillipe Gonin, Paris. 10" x 14". Printed on handmade paper. Watermark.