Lot Essay
Claire Denis and Fabienne Stahl will include this work in their forthcoming Denis catalogue raisonné.
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Acis et Galatée
Details
Maurice Denis (1870-1943)
Acis et Galatée
signed and dated 'MAVRICE DENIS 1927' (lower left); signed again and dedicated 'Au Dr Lesné de l'Académie de Médecine son bien reconnaissant M. Denis' (lower right)
oil on board laid down on board
19 7/8 x 14 ¾ in. (50.5 x 37.5 cm.)
Painted in 1924-1927
Acis et Galatée
signed and dated 'MAVRICE DENIS 1927' (lower left); signed again and dedicated 'Au Dr Lesné de l'Académie de Médecine son bien reconnaissant M. Denis' (lower right)
oil on board laid down on board
19 7/8 x 14 ¾ in. (50.5 x 37.5 cm.)
Painted in 1924-1927
Provenance
Dr. Lesné, Paris (gift from the artist).
Pierre Zizine, Paris.
Private collection, South Africa.
Meserve Coale Gallery, Greenwich, Connecticut.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, September 2001.
Pierre Zizine, Paris.
Private collection, South Africa.
Meserve Coale Gallery, Greenwich, Connecticut.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, September 2001.
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