Maurice Denis
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Impressionism
Drying the Linen, or Moonrise at the Priory
Maurice Denis, 1894
A woman in black hangs linen in a walled garden, while a full moon bathes the night in golden light.
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About this artwork
A woman dressed in black hangs linens to dry in an enclosed garden at night. By custom, the moonlight will bleach them, and the full moon fills the scene with a golden glow. The garden belongs to a former priory, a religious house where monks and nuns once lived under a prior. Maurice Denis bought the priory in 1914, turned it into a home for his large family and lived there for the last 30 years of his life. The work is oil on canvas glued to cardboard, painted in France in 1894.
On your wall: Its quiet nocturnal scene and warm golden light suit a calm bedroom, a reading corner or a hallway where you want a softly lit, contemplative mood.
- Title
- Drying the Linen, or Moonrise at the Priory
- Artist
- Maurice Denis
- Year
- 1894
- Style
- Impressionism
- Shape
- Portrait
Public domain (CC0). Image courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Text based on Cleveland Museum of Art (CC0).
About Maurice Denis
Maurice Denis was a French painter, decorative artist and writer who played an important part in the shifting art of late nineteenth-century Europe. He is linked with Les Nabis, Symbolism and, later, Neo-classicism. His ideas helped lay foundations for Cubism, Fauvism and abstraction. After the First World War he founded the Ateliers d'Art Sacré and decorated church interiors.
Based on Wikipedia.
Canvas and printing
Printed on canvas and stretched over a 2 cm FSC-certified wooden frame, with the image wrapping around the edges. Framed versions sit in a wooden floater frame in black, natural or dark wood.
Delivery and returns
Every canvas is printed to order by our partner in Germany: framed canvases arrive in 6–11 working days, unframed ones in 7–12 working days. Delivery is free in Switzerland on orders from CHF 99. We also deliver to the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and many more countries, printed close to you where possible. You can return an undamaged canvas within 14 days. See delivery and returns.
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