MAURICE DENIS | Port du Pecq

Estate of the artist
Jean-Baptiste Denis, France
Private collection, France (by descent)
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Paris, Galerie Druet, Exposition Maurice Denis, Œuvres anciennes et récentes, 1938, no. 4 (probably)
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Bibliothèque, Maurice Denis, œuvre gravé, lithographies, 1954, no. X
Paris, Musée national d'Art moderne, Bonnard, Vuillard et les Nabis (1888-1903), 1955, no. 314
Copenhagen, Winkel & Magnussen, Gauguin og hans venner. En udstilling af malerne som dannede l'Ecole de Pont-Aven, 1956, no. 48
Paris, Palais d'Art moderne de la ville de Paris, Sociéte nationale des Beaux-Arts, Salon de 1958, Hommage à Maurice Denis, 1958, no. XIV
London, Wildenstein Gallery, Maurice Denis, 1964, no. 18
Paris, Orangerie des Tuileries, Maurice Denis, 1970, no. 95
Bremen, Kunsthalle (then travelling to Zurich and Copenhagen), Maurice Denis, 1971-72, no. 60
Honfleur, Salles d'exposition du Grenier à sel, Maurice Denis, 1975, no. 35
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Manège royal, Célébration en bleu, 1979, no. 24

The canvas is not lined. There is some tape along the edges of the stretcher, slightly visible when framed. Examination under UV light reveals a dot of retouching in the sky (approx. 3 cm from the upper edge and 40 from the right edge) and another dot of retouching towards the lower right corner (8 from lower edge and 1 cm from right edge). There are some scattered fine lines of craquelure (only visible under close inspection) with associated lines of retouching visible under UV light. There are two minor paint losses to the upper and lower left corners. There are a few scattered superficial scratches. This work is in overall good condition..
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Claire Denis has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work.