Lot Essay
Claire Denis and Fabienne Stahl will include this work in their forthcoming Maurice Denis catalogue raisonné.
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La Mangia, Sienne
Details
Maurice Denis (1870-1943)
La Mangia, Sienne
signed and dated 'MAV.D.1907' (lower left)
oil on board
18 3/8 x 12 ¼ in. (46.6 x 31.2 cm.)
Painted in December 1907
La Mangia, Sienne
signed and dated 'MAV.D.1907' (lower left)
oil on board
18 3/8 x 12 ¼ in. (46.6 x 31.2 cm.)
Painted in December 1907
Provenance
André Pératé, Versailles, by 1908, until at least 1945.
Anonymous sale, Le Houelleur & Bailleul, Deauville, 31 March 2002, lot 71.
Anonymous sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 23 November 2016, lot 65.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Anonymous sale, Le Houelleur & Bailleul, Deauville, 31 March 2002, lot 71.
Anonymous sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 23 November 2016, lot 65.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
A. Pératé, 'Maurice Denis', in L'Art et les Artistes, vol. 18, no. 41, November 1923, pp. 41-80 (illustrated p. 66).
S. Barazzetti-Demoulin, Maurice Denis, Paris, 1945, p. 285 (titled 'La Tour de Sienne').
S. Barazzetti-Demoulin, Maurice Denis, Paris, 1945, p. 285 (titled 'La Tour de Sienne').
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie E. Druet, Maurice Denis, November - December 1908, no. 28.
Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Exposition Maurice Denis, 1888-1924, April - May 1924, no. 165 (titled 'Vue de Sienne').
Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Exposition Maurice Denis, 1888-1924, April - May 1924, no. 165 (titled 'Vue de Sienne').
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