Nos âmes, en des gestes lents

1892/1899

Maurice Denis, Ambroise Vollard (publisher), Auguste Clot (technician)

Associated Names
Maurice Denis

Artist, French, 1870 - 1943

Ambroise Vollard

Publisher, French, 1866 - 1939

Maurice Denis

Printer, French, 1870 - 1943

Auguste Clot

Printer, French, 1858 - 1936

The image shows two figures with partial visibility. On the left, only the face cut off at the nose is visible as the person leans on a surface, potentially reading a music score. This figure has short light-toned hair. On the right, an upper body view of a person leaning forward with their chin on their hand is seen. This figure has long tied-back light brown or auburn hair and closed eyes. They are wearing a dark garment with a scalloped collar. The surrounding surface is patterned with a sheet of music and a single rose. Above the left figure is an ornate lampshade in yellow and black. In the background, there is a plain reddish wall with two visible roses.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on thin yellowish/cream wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 28.3 x 40.1 cm (11 1/8 x 15 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 39.5 x 53 cm (15 9/16 x 20 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3410

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Cailler 1968, no. 116

  • Series Title

    Amour: no.9 [Cailler 107-119; 1943.3.3409-3421]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1932d); gift to National Gallery of Art, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1945

  • Philadelphia Art Alliance, 1945.

1948

  • Paris, The Favorable Climate, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1948 - 1949.

1950

  • Vollard, Connoisseur, National Gallery of Art, 1950 – 1951.

1954

  • Lithographs by Bonnard, Vuillard, and Maurice Denis, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1954

1960

  • Artist-Writers: Exhibition of Prints and Drawings, Philadelphia Art Alliance, 1960.

1963

  • Modern Prints and Illustrated Books from the Rosenwald Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1963

Bibliography

1968

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

Inscriptions

lower left, below image, in stone: nos âmes, en des gestes lents

Markings

verso, stamped in black ink: National Gallery of Art, Rosenwald Collection (Lugt 1932d)

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64960486

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