Object number1994.1.1
La Vierge aux pommiers (The Virgin of the Apple Trees)
Date1923
Artist
Maurice Denis
(French, 1870-1943)
CultureFrench
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsFramed: 36 1/4 x 29 7/8 x 1 3/4 in. (92.08 x 75.88 x 4.45 cm)
Unframed: 29 1/2 x 23 3/16 in. (74.93 x 58.9 cm)
Unframed: 29 1/2 x 23 3/16 in. (74.93 x 58.9 cm)
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Period20th c
Classification(s)
SignedSigned and dated (LL): Maurice Denis 1923; Stamped (verso)
InscribedStamped (verso); (label on verso): Vierge aux Pommiers
MarkingsOn back of canvas: illegible circular ink stamps (probably customs stamps).
Catalogue raisonnéCR 2264BibliographyNobuyuki, Okabe, "Paris--New York; Modern Paintings in 19th and 20th Century Master Works from the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College," (Japan: Yamagata Museum of Art) Cat. no. 15, p. 57 ProvenanceOlin Dows; Debra Dows; given 1994 to VCAGVassar Exhibitions
Exhibition HistoryParis, Galerie Druet, "Exposition Maurice Denis," March 10 - 21, 1924Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Pavillon de Marsan, Exposition Maurice Denis, 1888-1924, April 11 - May 11, 1924
Japan, Shimane Art Museum, "Paris--New York; Modern Paintings in 19th and 20th Century Master Works from the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York," March 7 - May 11, 2008. Cat. no. 15, p 57.
Japan, Ishibashi Museum of Art, "Paris--New York; Modern Paintings in 19th and 20th Century Master Works from the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York," May 17 - July 20, 2008
Japan, Yamagata Museum of Art, "Paris--New York; Modern Paintings in 19th and 20th Century Master Works from the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York," July 30 - August 31, 2008
Japan. Fuchu Art Museum, "Paris--New York; Modern Paintings in 19th and 20th Century Master Works from the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York," September 6 - November 3, 2008
Japan, Miyazaki Prefectural Art Museum, "Paris--New York; Modern Paintings in 19th and 20th Century Master Works from the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York," November 14 - December 14, 2008
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