Maurice Denis (French, 1870-1943)
published by Ambroise Vollard (French, 1867-1939)
Life Becomes Precious, Discreet, plate eleven from Love
INV-1172
Maurice Denis (French, 1870-1943)
published by Ambroise Vollard (French, 1867-1939)1898, published 1899
Life Becomes Precious, Discreet, plate eleven from Love
Maurice Denis (French, 1870-1943) published by Ambroise Vollard (French, 1867-1939) →lithographprint
Date
1898, published 1899
Medium
Lithograph in yellow, green, pale pink, and gray on light ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 28.5 × 40.7 cm (11 1/4 × 16 1/16 in.); Sheet: 53.3 × 40.7 cm (21 × 16 1/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
John H. Wrenn Memorial Collection
These 12 prints come from Love, a series of color lithographs that form a disjointed narrative about a woman who experiences love, although it is unclear if she is falling in love with a man, nature, or her faith. Each soft and dreamlike image is paired with a caption of fragmented poetry that serves as its title, but these phrases do not directly describe their corresponding images. Maurice Denis, who was also a writer, crafted these puzzling yet evocative captions to add layers of meaning through the interplay of text and image.
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