Springtime
Springtime, with its associations of joyful new life, was a source of constant inspiration for Denis. This double-sided canvas presents two studies for his 1899 painting Virginal Spring (private collection), in which young women engage in a purification ritual evocative of Christian baptism and communion. The verdant setting is the Forest of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, whose tree-lined glades and dainty wildflowers captivated Denis. He later reprised this composition in his mural series Eternal Spring (Musée départemental Maurice Denis, Saint-Germain-en-Laye), one of his most ambitious attempts at rejuvenating the practice of decorative painting in France.
Морис Дюни (1870 – 1943)
Мэсье Дюньи, французский художник, символизм живописи, искусство модерна, Нabis, музей Дюни
Об этом произведении
- Название: Springtime
- Художник: Морис Дюни
- Год: 1894
- Размер оригинала: 81.0 x 98.0 cm
- Правовой статус: Общественное достояние
- Динамика: Symbolism
- Контекст корпуса: saint-germain inspiration , eternal spring precursor
- Ключевые слова: art nouveau influence , symbolist art , nabis movement


