Twilights Have the Softness of Old Painting, plate six from Love

Prints and Drawings

1898, published 1899

Maurice Denis (French, 1870-1943)
published by Ambroise Vollard (French, 1867-1939)

These 12 prints come from Love, a series of color lithographs that form a disjointed narrative about a woman who experiences love, although it is unclear if she is falling in love with a man, nature, or her faith. Each soft and dreamlike image is paired with a caption of fragmented poetry that serves as its title, but these phrases do not directly describe their corresponding images. Maurice Denis, who was also a writer, crafted these puzzling yet evocative captions to add layers of meaning through the interplay of text and image.

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Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Maurice Denis
Title: Twilights Have the Softness of Old Painting, plate six from Love
Place: France (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1898–1899
Medium: Lithograph in pink, green, and yellow on light ivory wove paper
Dimensions: Image: 40 × 29.9 cm (15 3/4 × 11 13/16 in.); Sheet: 53 × 40.5 cm (20 7/8 × 16 in.)
Credit Line: John H. Wrenn Memorial Collection
Reference Number: 1946.432k
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