Maurice Denis
Drying the Linen, or Moonrise at the Priory
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Impressionism
Procession or Pardon at Perros-Guirec
Maurice Denis, 1891
Young women in white lead a village procession in Brittany, in a painting built from flat shapes and bold, abstract colour.
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About this artwork
Painted in oil on canvas in 1891, this work shows an annual procession held in a small Brittany village on the feast day of Saint-Jacques. Young women dressed in white walk at the front, followed by married women in black who carry a religious icon. Maurice Denis was a leading figure among the Nabis, the group whose name means "Prophets". He turned away from naturalism and materialism, hoping to bring spirituality back into art. Here that approach shows in flat, decorative shapes and colours chosen for their own effect rather than for strict realism.
On your wall: The contrast of white and black figures and its calm, decorative character suit a living room, study or hallway, especially where a quiet, considered picture is wanted.
- Title
- Procession or Pardon at Perros-Guirec
- Artist
- Maurice Denis
- Year
- 1891
- Style
- Impressionism
- Shape
- Portrait
Public domain (CC0). Image courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Text based on Cleveland Museum of Art (CC0).
About Maurice Denis
Maurice Denis was a French painter, decorative artist and writer who played an important part in the shifting art of late nineteenth-century Europe. He is linked with Les Nabis, Symbolism and, later, Neo-classicism. His ideas helped lay foundations for Cubism, Fauvism and abstraction. After the First World War he founded the Ateliers d'Art Sacré and decorated church interiors.
Based on Wikipedia.
Canvas and printing
Printed on canvas and stretched over a 2 cm FSC-certified wooden frame, with the image wrapping around the edges. Framed versions sit in a wooden floater frame in black, natural or dark wood.
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