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Maurice Denis

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Art is when things appear rounded.


— Maurice Denis


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All artists are now free to express their own personality.


— Maurice Denis


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All that is necessary to paint well is to be sincere.


— Maurice Denis


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Remember that a painting - before it is a battle horse, a nude model, or some anecdote - is essentially a flat surface covered with colours assembled in a certain order.


— Maurice Denis


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Following her death in 1919 Denis painted a chapel dedicated to her memory. "


Personal life
Denis a Catholic tertiary married his first wife Marthe Meurier in 1893. "
In 1898 he produced a theory of creation that found the source for art in the character of the painter: "That which creates a work of art is the power and the will of the artist.

His theories contributed to the foundations of cubism fauvism and abstract art.

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