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Millon Riviera

7 - The Life of Saint Dominic [...] Illustrations by Maurice DENIS.

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€300 - 400

Sale fees

34%

The Life of Saint Dominic [...] Illustrations by Maurice DENIS. Paris, Jacques Beltrand, 1919. In-4 in folio, illustrated black cover, in a slipcase featuring the cover illustration with leather ties. Signs of sun damage. 59 color compositions by Maurice Denis, woodcuts by Jacques Beltrand, assisted by his brothers Camille and Georges: title vignette, full-page plate, 21 headpieces, 18 illustrations in the text, and 18 tailpieces. The work was undertaken to mark the seventh centenary of the approval of the Dominican Order (1216–1916), as Maurice Denis had accepted the Dominicans’ proposal to illustrate the life of their founder based on Lacordaire’s text. Begun before the war, it was not published until 1919, the year Denis founded the Ateliers d’Art sacré with George Desvallières. Printed in an edition of 330 copies; No. VII printed for Mlle Bernadette DENIS, the painter’s daughter. Provenance: Maurice Denis Collection Private collection

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Auction details

A Glimpse into the Private Life of Maurice DENIS: Family Collection
Monday, December 14
02:00 PM
5 Avenue d'Eylau
75116 Paris, France

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Millon Riviera +33 4 93 62 37 75 artmoderne@millon.com
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