Life Becomes Precious, Discreet, plate eleven from Love

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Life Becomes Precious, Discreet, plate eleven from Love

Maurice Denis (French, 1870-1943)LinkedCulture matchlcp-170169690e97

Date
1898, published 1899
Medium
Lithograph in yellow, green, pale pink, and gray on light ivory wove paper
Culture
France
Department
Prints and Drawings
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
117208

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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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John H. Wrenn Memorial Collection

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AAT300041273

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