Mais c'est le coeur qui bat trop vite

1892/1899

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

Associated Names
Maurice Denis

Artist, French, 1870 - 1943

Ambroise Vollard

Artist, French, 1866 - 1939

Auguste Clot

Printer, French, 1858 - 1936

Maurice Denis

Printer, French, 1870 - 1943

The image depicts an artwork of a woman portrayed from thigh-up, seated in a relaxed position. She leans back with closed eyes and a calm expression. The woman's soft facial features and light hair are evident. She seems to be partially clothed or draped in fabric. The setting is simple and intimate, with minimal background details and a soft, glowing light source.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on thin yellowish/cream wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 45.2 × 30.3 cm (17 13/16 × 11 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 54 × 40.3 cm (21 1/4 × 15 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3416

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Cailler 1968, no. 119

  • Series Title

    Amour: no.12 [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

1948

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

1954

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

Bibliography

1968

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

Inscriptions

lower right, printed in image: MAUD [artist's monogram]; lower left, below image in stone: XII Mais c'est le coeur qui bat / trop vite

Markings

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

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64960503

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