Chronology

December 8, 1861 Aristide Joseph Bonaventure Maillol is born in Banyuls-sur-Mer, Roussillon

1881 Moves to Paris to study art

1885 Enrolls in the 3ò4cole des Beaux-Arts. Studies there under Jean-Léon Géréme and Alexandre Cabanel

1893 Opens a tapestry workshop in Banyuls

1885 Begins making small terracotta sculptures

September 27, 1944 Dies in Banyuls in an automobile accident