Nymph (Central Figure for "The Three Graces")


Nymph is a bronze sculpture, by Aristide Maillol.
It was modeled in 1930, and cast in 1953, it is at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.
In the tradition of the Three Graces in Ancient Roman sculpture, and The Three Graces , by Antonio Canova, it shows serenity, in contrast to his contemporary, Auguste Rodin.
In 1991, it was damaged from blast of a Harrier AV-8B landing as a part of the Gulf War National Victory Celebration.