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The Cleveland Museum of Art
Blessing of a Yacht on the Belon River
Description
Maurice Denis made this painting during the summer of 1899 while vacationing with his family in the coastal village of Le Pouldu in Brittany in northwestern France. Two-thirds of this canvas is filled by the lavender-pink surface of the water, dotted with touches of color that suggest reflections of flags and sails on the Belon River. Local women wearing traditional headdresses observe the scene from the riverbank in the foreground, shaded by trees whose foliage frames the top of the composition.
Provenance
Collection of the Artist; (La Livre Esthetique, Brussels, Belgium, acquired by Thomas Braun directly from the artist); Thomas Braun [1876-1961] Brussels, Belgium, consigned to Galerie Andrew Maurice; (Galerie Andrew Maurice, Paris, France, May 14, 1962, sold to the family of Samuel Josefowicz); Family of Samuel Josefowicz, sold to Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley; Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Dimensions
75 × 80 cm
Movement / Period
Accession No
2020.110
Official Citations
Curatorial Affinity Stream
Continuing the Universe of Maurice Denis (French, 1870–1943)
Modern European Painting and Sculpture • France • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries
Continuous Discovery