RIPPL-RÓNAI, József
(b. 1861, Kaposvár, d. 1927, Kaposvár)

Portrait of Aristide Maillol

1899
Oil on canvas, 100 x 75 cm
Musée d'Orsay, Paris

While in Paris, Rippl-Rónai became friends with Aristide Maillol (1861-1944), the French Catalan sculptor, painter, and printmaker. They shared a studio in 1892 and Rippl-Rónai later painted the present excellent portrait of Maillol.