Maurice Denis
1870 – 1943
French painter, designer and writer on art theory. Early in his career, he was a Symbolist and a member of the Nabis. In his article Definition of neo-Traditionalism (1890), he made a famous pronouncement on art, which has often been regarded as the key to contemporary aesthetics of painting: 'Remember that a picture - before being a warhorse or a nude woman or an anecdote - is essentially a flat surface covered with colours assembled in a certain order.
27 artworks in collection
Locations
Works
The Legend of St Hubert: 2. The Release of the Dogs
Musée Départemental du Prieuré, Saint-Germain-en-Laye1897
The Legend of St Hubert: 6. The Hellish Hunt
Musée Départemental du Prieuré, Saint-Germain-en-Laye1897
The Legend of St Hubert: 7. Arrival at the Hermitage
Musée Départemental du Prieuré, Saint-Germain-en-Laye1897
Room with the Cycle of The Legend of St Hubert
Musée Départemental du Prieuré, Saint-Germain-en-Laye1897
The Story of Psyche: 3. Psyche Discovers that Her Mysterious Lover is Eros
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg1908
The Story of Psyche: 6. Psyche's Kin Bid Her Farewell on a Mountain Top
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg1908
