Stående model, torso vendt mod højre 1927 - 1929

Aristide Maillol made this drawing of a standing nude, torso turned to the right, with graphite on paper. The whole thing feels tentative, almost like the artist is feeling around for the form. It's very process-driven, right? You can see the marks, the erasures, the adjustments. It's like we're witnessing the act of creation, not just the finished product. I'm really drawn to the way Maillol uses line in the torso. The lines aren't hard or defined, they're soft and suggestive, almost like a whisper. And the way he builds up the form with these delicate, overlapping lines, it gives the figure a real sense of volume and weight, even though it's just on paper. It reminds me a bit of some of Rodin’s drawings, that same sense of searching, of capturing the essence of the figure through a kind of intuitive mark-making. Ultimately, this drawing feels like an invitation. It's not about perfection or accuracy, it's about exploration, and about embracing the messy, unpredictable nature of art-making.