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Artist or Maker: Maurice Denis (1870-1943)

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Provenance: Galleria del Levante, Milan (by 1966).
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur G. Altschul, New York (acquired from the above, 1969).
Gift from the above to the present owner, 1971.

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Exhibited: Milan, Galleria del Levante, Maurice Denis, June-July 1966, no. 19 (illustrated).
Paris, Orangerie des Tuileries, June-August 1970, p. 58, no. 158 (illustrated, p. 61).
Toronto, Art Gallery of Ontario, Puvis de Chavannes and the Modern Tradition, October-November 1975, no. 59 (illustrated).

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Notes: Property from the Museum of Modern Art, Sold to Benefit the Acquisitions Fund*

*This lot may be tax exempt from the sales tax as set forth in the Sales Tax Notice at the back of the catalogue.

Tax exempt

Mrs Claire Denis has confirmed the authenticity of this painting. Please note the correct title is L'Enfant Jésus à la belle verdure.
Please also note the following additional exhibition information:
Paris, Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, 1900, no. 8.
Brussels, Libre Esthétique, 1901, no. 164.
Vienna, Sécession, 1903, no. 219.
Budapest, 1903, no. 17.
Milan, Rome, and Munich, Gallerai del Levante, Maurice Denis, 1966-1967, illustrated (incorrectly titled and dated Pomeriggio nel bosco, 1908).
Munster, Maurice Denis, 1967, no. 24 (illustrated).