Kunsthaus Zürich presents restored sculptures by Maillol and Rodin

The Kunsthaus Zürich (Switzerland) will be exhibiting, through December 16, 2012, six bronze sculptures and a terracotta figure by Aristide Maillol which have been restored over the last twelve months. Alongside Auguste Rodin, Maillol is considered the most important French sculptor of the early modern era. Now, for the first time, the works of the two artists are to be exhibited together in a group of around a dozen pieces from the Kunsthaus collection.

Among the sculptures in the Kunsthaus collection two in particular stand out: the unorthodox Monument à Cézanne (1907), donated by Werner and Nelly Bär, and the life-sized Vénus au collier, created between 1918 and 1929 and now one of the artist’s best-known works. With its combination of grace and voluptuousness, the standing figure of a woman bears witness to an artist at the height of his powers.

One of few examples from the period, this valuable bronze was acquired direct from its creator as far back as 1931 and kept in the open air for a long time, causing substantial weathering of its surface. It has now undergone a thorough cleaning and restoration similar to the work carried out some years ago on Rodin’s Gates of Hell.

Date: until December 16.
Location: Kunsthaus Zürich, Heimplatz 1, CH-8001 Zurich. Switzerland.
Opening hours: Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday from 10am to 6pm. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 10am to 8pm.