Aristide Maillol (Fr. 1861-1941), studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris and began his career as a painter and tapestry maker. He allied himself with a group of young student artists who were active during the 1890's, the Nabis. They were united in the decorative character of their work and their dislike of Impressionism. After a trip to Greece in 1908, his interest in classical forms was renewed and he turned to sculpture. He is best known for his robust, idealized female nudes. For nearly seventy years, from the 1880's until his accidental death in a car accident in 1941, Maillol was a major contributor to the advancement of sculpture, painting and decorative arts. After his death, to honor him and his work, his muse and companion during the last 10 years of his life, established the Maillol Museum in Paris.