The Annunciation

1943

Maurice Denis

Associated Names
Maurice Denis

Artist, French, 1870 - 1943

This is a painting of an interior scene with a standing figure and a kneeling winged figure. The image depicts a tall figure in a long robe standing with clasped hands in a prayer-like gesture, facing a winged figure that appears to be kneeling and pressing its hands against a window or door. The scene is set inside a room with visible windows; there is faint light streaming in, creating a soft ambiance. The loose, expressive lines and monochromatic style lend a mystical and contemplative feel to the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in pink and green

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1950.16.50

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Cailler 1968, no. 231


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1968

  • Cailler, Pierre. Catalogue raisonne de l'oeuvre grave et lithographie de Maurice Denis. Geneva: Editions Pierre Cailler, 1968.

Wikidata ID

Q65362476

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