La Visitation

1895

Maurice Denis

Associated Names
Maurice Denis

Artist, French, 1870 - 1943

This is a painting titled "La Visitation" in the style of Maurice Denis. The composition features figures in an outdoor setting. The figures and objects are simplified into flat shapes with muted earth tones and soft outlines. The background suggests architectural structures. The foreground includes a curved textured object, possibly a canopy or shelter. The painting evokes a sense of calm and gentle interaction, with a implied narrative from the title and arrangement of the figures.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on beige wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.51 × 13.02 cm (6 1/2 × 5 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 32.7 × 24.29 cm (12 7/8 × 9 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.180.125

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Cailler 1968, no 79

  • Series Title

    Album de la Revue blanche

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Virginia and Ira Jackson, Houston [not in Lugt]; gift to NGA, 2000.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1968

  • Cailler, Pierre. Catalogue raisonne de l'oeuvre grave et lithographie de Maurice Denis. Geneva: Editions Pierre Cailler, 1968: no. 79.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: No 32 / Maurice Denis

Wikidata ID

Q76348405

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