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Maurice Denis · 1899 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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Maurice Denis belonged to the Nabis, a group of artists who came together in 1889 to pursue a radical new style informed by subjective experience and emotion. This print is from a series in which Denis explored his devotion to his wife, Marthe, by depicting her in a variety of settings alongside titles drawn from his own journal. The vague but evocative images were meant to encourage the viewer to draw connections to the theme and meditate on its meaning. Maurice Denis was a devout Catholic and often drew visual connections between his wife, Marthe, the subject of this print series, and the Virgin Mary.
The museum’s own description, in English. Licence: CC0
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Details
- Maker
- Maurice Denis (French, 1870–1943)
- Date
- 1899
- Medium
- color lithograph on China paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 52.9 x 41.5 cm (20 13/16 x 16 5/16 in.); Sheet: 58.9 x 44.4 cm (23 3/16 x 17 1/2 in.)
- Place of origin
- France
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- Purchase from the Jane B. Tripp Charitable Lead Annuity Trust and partial gift of Stephen Dull
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0
