Tendresse (Madeleine)

1893

Maurice Denis

Associated Names
Maurice Denis

Artist, French, 1870 - 1943

The image depicts two individuals partially visible from the waist up. The person on the left has short, light hair and blurred facial features, while the person on the right has dark hair with closed eyes, resting their head on the other’s shoulder. Both figures appear unclothed in the soft, muted tones of the artwork. They are surrounded by a dark, undefined background. The border of the image includes an intricate pattern in the top corners and at the bottom.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Virginia and Ira Jackson, Houston, (stamp, VIJ in square, Lugt undescribed); gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1968

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

1991

  • Boyer, Patricia Eckert, and Phillip Dennis Cate. L'Estampe originale: Artistic Printmaking in France 1893 - 1895. Zwolle, 1991: 19.

Inscriptions

lower right below image in violet ink: Maurice Denis no 28; upper right in stone: MAVD (in monogram)

Markings

BS: Estampe Originale

Wikidata ID

Q75420227

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