Portrait of Monet in Giverny – (Denis Maurice) Previous Next


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Date: 1924

Size: 17 x 9 cm

Museum: Musée des impressionnismes Giverny (Giverny, France)

Technique: Pencil

In 1925, when painting the ceiling of the Dutuit staircase dome at the musée du Petit Palais in Paris, Maurice Denis created a visual history of French art and granted Claude Monet an important place among the major figures of Impressionism. He features alongside Edgar Degas, Berthe Morisot, Auguste Renoir, and Paul Cézanne. Maurice Denis visited Claude Monet three times at Giverny, on February 17, 1924, November 16, 1924, and lastly on July 5, 1925. On these occasions, as was his habit, the artist produced several life sketches, including the remarkable Portrait of Monet in Giverny during his second visit. The notes in his journal attest to the admiration Maurice Denis held for the master of Impressionism, in particular for the painter

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