Decorative and edifying. That is what I want art to be befo… - Maurice Denis

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Decorative and edifying. That is what I want art to be before anything else.

Maurice Denis

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Maurice Denis (25 November 1870 - 13 November 1943) was a French painter, decorative artist and writer, who was an important figure in the transitional period between Impressionism and modern art. Denis was associated with Les Nabis, then the French Symbolist movement with a return to neo-classicism.

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Alternative Names: Moris Deni • M. Denis • m. denis • Denis

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Art is no longer a purely visual experience.. ..it is a work of our intellect triggered by nature.. ..the imagination again become the queen of our strengths and we liberate our sensitivity.

I believe that art should sanctify nature.

Painting is first of all the art of imitation, and not the servant of some imaginary 'purity'

Decorative and edifying. That is what I want art to be before anything else. - Maurice Denis

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