Lot 186
  • 186

Maurice Denis

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Maurice Denis
  • MATERNITÉ EN BLEU, DE PROFIL
  • stamped MAUD (lower right)
  • watercolour, coloured crayon and pencil on paper
  • 25 by 32.7cm., 9 7/8 by 12 7/8 in.

Exhibited

Lyon, Musée des Beaux-Arts; Cologne, Wallraf-Richartz Museum; Liverpool, Walker Art Gallery & Amsterdam, Van Gogh Museum, Maurice Denis 1970-1943, 1994-95, no. 215, illustrated in the catalogue

Condition

Executed on cream wove paper, laid down on paper. The left and upper edges are uneven. Apart from a small 1cm. repaired tear to the lower right edge, this work is in good condition. Colours: Slightly lighter in the original.
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