--- title: "3 Aristide Maillol Quotes - Famous Sculptor (Maillol)" description: "Aristide Joseph Bonaventure Maillol was a French Catalan sculptor, painter, and printmaker. Browse 3 Aristide Maillol quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-alejandra-pizarnik-14623.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Aristide Maillol](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-alejandra-pizarnik-14623.jpg) # Aristide Maillol (1861–1944) Sculptor France **3** quotes in **30** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Aristide Maillol was a sculptor from France, best known for *Maillol*. ## Quick Facts About Aristide Maillol Born December 8, 1861 Died September 27, 1944 Nationality France Profession Sculptor Notable works Maillol Known for Action Enchained, Flore, L'Air ## About Aristide Maillol Aristide Joseph Bonaventure Maillol was a French Catalan sculptor, painter, and printmaker. ## Awards & Honors Commander of the Legion of Honour ## Quotes by Aristide Maillol > [Carving is a source of joy to the artist. . . . To attack the raw material, gradually to extract a shape…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aristide-maillol/carving-is-a-source-of-joy-to-the-artist-to-attack-the-raw-material/) Aristide Maillol [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb5/aristide-maillol-80163_art_carving-is-a-source-of-joy-to-the-artist_62232.jpg) > [I express myself in sculpture since I am not a poet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aristide-maillol/i-express-myself-in-sculpture-since-i-am-not-a-poet/) Aristide Maillol [Artist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artist/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c11/aristide-maillol-80163_artist_i-express-myself-in-sculpture-since-i-am_2981441.jpg) > [When Picasso paints as a cubist, putting one tone next to another, the arrangement of planes is fine and the results very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aristide-maillol/when-picasso-paints-as-a-cubist-putting-one-tone-next-to-another-the/) Aristide Maillol [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c48/aristide-maillol-80163_achieve_when-picasso-paints-as-a-cubist-putting_3226813.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aristide-maillol/#itemlist", "name": "Aristide Maillol Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Carving is a source of joy to the artist. . . . 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