Maurice Denis was a French writer, decorative artist, and painter. Defining many significant stylistic advances with the “Les Nabis”, a group he founded alongside Paul Sérusier, Pierre Bonnard, etc.
Denis was known as the “Nabi of the Beautiful Icons” due to the spiritual intensity of his work.
What stood out to me was his use of colour and light. The flat images are incredibly powerful and emotion scenes.
Another Cezanne fan, Denis hailed him as the prophet of a new Classicism.
His self portrait is by far my favourite of his work. The beautiful rich colours and simple background are absolutely stunning.
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