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.
莫里斯·德尼(1870 – 1943)
莫里斯·德尼 (1870-1943) 是一位法国先锋画家,连接印象派与现代艺术。探索他象征主义的“纳比”作品、精神主题以及对立体主义和野兽派的影响。参观莫里斯·德尼博物馆,欣赏他的代表作!
关于此作品
- 标题: Springtime
- 艺术家: 莫里斯·德尼
- 年份: 1894
- 原尺寸: 81.0 x 98.0 cm
- 版权状态: 公有领域
- 运动感: Symbolism
- 语料上下文: saint-germain inspiration , eternal spring precursor
- 关键词: art nouveau influence , symbolist art , nabis movement


