| Flora, Nude | |
|---|---|
| French: La Flore, nue | |
 The statue in Houston's Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden in 2019 | |
| Artist | Aristide Maillol |
| Year | 1910 (cast 1960–1965) |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium | Bronze (Detroit, Houston) |
| Location | United States: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas; Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan |
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