Maurice Denis

French · 1870–1943 · Painter, Printmaker

Maurice Denis was a French painter, decorative artist, and writer. An important figure in the changing world of late 19th-century European art, Denis is associated with Les… (Wikipedia)

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Maurice Denis was a French painter, decorative artist, and writer. An important figure in the changing world of late 19th-century European art, Denis is associated with Les Nabis, Symbolism, and later Neo-classicism. His theories contributed to the foundations of Cubism, Fauvism, and abstraction. After World War I, Denis founded the Ateliers d'Art Sacré, decorated the interiors of churches, and worked for a revival of religious art.

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Born 1870, GranvilleDied 1943, Hôpital CochinOccupation Painter, Printmaker, IllustratorWikidata Q440369 ↗ULAN 500032673 ↗Museum works 24

Les NabisPont-Aven SchoolSymbolism

Also known as Denis, m. denis, Moris Deni

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Maurice Denis, Les attitudes sont faciles et chastes — **Les attitudes sont faciles et chastes**1892/1899, published 1911 · color lithograph on thin yellowish/cream wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Maurice Denis, Le bouquet matinal, les larmes — **Le bouquet matinal, les larmes**1892/1899 · color lithograph on thin yellowish/cream wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Maurice Denis, Les crépuscules ont une douceur d'ancienne peinture — **Les crépuscules ont une douceur d'ancienne peinture**1892/1899 · color lithograph on thin yellowish/cream wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Maurice Denis, Vrouw met waterkan op dienblad — **Vrouw met waterkan op dienblad**
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Maurice Denis, L'Epreuve — **L'Epreuve**
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Maurice Denis, Essaie de bois gravé pour Sagesse — **Essaie de bois gravé pour Sagesse**
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Maurice Denis, Homage to Cézanne — **Homage to Cézanne**1900
Musée d'Orsay ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée d'Orsay

Maurice Denis, Église Notre-Dame du Raincy — **Église Notre-Dame du Raincy**1923
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Maurice Denis, Degas and his model — **Degas and his model**1906
Musée d'Orsay ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée d'Orsay

Maurice Denis, Portrait of Jan Verkade (1868-1946) — **Portrait of Jan Verkade (1868-1946)**1906
Musée d'Orsay ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée d'Orsay

Maurice Denis, Untitled — **Untitled**1900
Musée d'Orsay ↗
CC BY 3.0 · Sailko, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0) — Musée d'Orsay

Maurice Denis, The Mellerio family — **The Mellerio family**1897
Musée d'Orsay ↗
CC BY 3.0 · Sailko, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0) — Musée d'Orsay

Maurice Denis, Adoration of the mages — **Adoration of the mages**1904
Musée d'Orsay ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée d'Orsay

Maurice Denis, Eva Meurier in a Green Dress — **Eva Meurier in a Green Dress**1891 · oil on canvas
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund — Open Access (…

Maurice Denis, Blessing of a Yacht on the Belon River — **Blessing of a Yacht on the Belon River**1899 · oil on canvas
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift — Op…

Maurice Denis, Drying the Linen, or Moonrise at the Priory — **Drying the Linen, or Moonrise at the Priory**1894 · oil on canvas glued to cardboard
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift — Op…

Maurice Denis, The Orange Christ — **The Orange Christ**1889 · oil on board
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift — Op…

Maurice Denis, Procession or Pardon at Perros-Guirec — **Procession or Pardon at Perros-Guirec**1891 · oil on canvas
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift — Op…

Maurice Denis, The Pilgrims at Emmaus — **The Pilgrims at Emmaus**1895 · Lithograph in green, brown, pink, yellow, and grayish-brown on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Berthold Loewenthal Fund — public domain (CC0)

Maurice Denis, Cover for Love — **Cover for Love**1898, published 1899 · Lithograph in green, blue, and gray on off-white wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, John H. Wrenn Memorial Collection — public domain (…

Maurice Denis, Attitudes are Easy and Chaste, plate two from Love — **Attitudes are Easy and Chaste, plate two from Love**1898, published 1899 · Lithograph in yellow, blue, brown, green, and pink on light ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, John H. Wrenn Memorial Collection — public domain (…

Maurice Denis, Allegory, plate one from Love — **Allegory, plate one from Love**1898, published 1899 · Lithograph in green, light gray, pink, and purple on light ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, John H. Wrenn Memorial Collection — public domain (…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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