La chapelle Saint-Cassien à Cannes
1922 The Provence Art and History Museum
About this artwork
This painting depicts a scenic landscape featuring a light-colored building, possibly a chapel, with arched openings, surrounded by numerous trees including tall cypresses and distinctive pine-like trees with prominent reddish-pink trunks. The scene is rendered with vibrant colors under a clear, bright sky.
Did you know?
Maurice Denis, a prominent figure in Symbolism and Les Nabis, was known for his theoretical writings and his emphasis on art as 'a flat surface covered with colors assembled in a certain order.' This painting, executed later in his career, showcases a departure from strict Symbolist imagery towards a more vibrant, almost Fauvist use of color, reflecting the light and atmosphere of the French Riviera. The subject, a chapel in Cannes, suggests a personal or regional significance for the artist.
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La chapelle Saint-Cassien à Cannes
Maurice Denis, 1922
