Denis, MauriceFrench, 1870–1943La Meilleure part
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Where is “La Meilleure part” now? Collection: Musée d'Orsay, Paris. Unknown.
Paris, France
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- LUX 1400
In the catalog
Sources
- Wikidata
- Image: Musée d'Orsay — G.Garitan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
In the life of Denis, Maurice
The whole life1908–1921
Employed by: Académie Ranson
1919
Death of his wife Marthe
After a long illness his wife Marthe died; Denis painted a chapel in her memory.
5 February 1919
Founding of the Ateliers d'Art Sacré
Together with George Desvallières he founded the Ateliers d'Art Sacré (Workshops of Sacred Art), which produced art for churches, especially those ravaged by the recent war.
2 February 1922
Married: Elisabeth Graterolle
22 February 1922
Second marriage: Élisabeth Graterolle
He married Élisabeth Graterolle, who had posed for one of the figures of the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées dome; the marriage produced two children — Jean-Baptiste (1923) and Pauline (1925).
