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Design for a Fan: Dance on the Terrace at Saint Germain (verso)

1898

Maurice Denis

Associated Names

Maurice Denis

Artist, French, 1870 - 1943

Medium

watercolor and graphite (verso)
Credit Line

Helen Porter and James T. Dyke Fund
Dimensions

sheet: 32.1 x 49.2 cm (12 5/8 x 19 3/8 in.)
Accession Number

2010.33.1.b

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The image shows swirling, flowing lines and shapes, giving it an abstract quality. The lines suggest human figures engaged in conversation around a table. A vase with stylized flowers is also present. The color palette includes soft shades of orange, purple, and red. — Design for a Fan: the Engagement Party of Yvonne Lerolle (recto)

Maurice Denis

1898

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Paul Prouté S.A., Paris); purchased 2010 by NGA.

Associated Names

Markings

Denis's studio stamp MAUD (not in Lugt)

Wikidata ID

Q64608874

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