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Maurice Denis (1870-1943)
Lot 422

Maurice Denis (1870-1943)

Acis et Galatée

Closed14 November 2017

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USD 18,750

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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

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.

Specialist note

Claire Denis and Fabienne Stahl will include this work in their forthcoming Denis catalogue raisonné.