Denis, MauriceFrancia, 1870–1943Régates à Perros-Guirec
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Nel frattempo, nella vita di Denis, Maurice
Tutta la vita1890
Founding of the Nabis group
Together with his fellow students from the Académie Julian he formed the artistic group Les Nabis (from the Hebrew for "prophet"); Denis is considered its most prominent theorist.
1890
Manifesto in Art et Critique: the "flat surface"
He published in the journal Art et Critique his famous essay with the words defining a picture as "essentially a flat surface covered with colors assembled in a certain order" — a thesis that became part of the foundation of modernism.
October 1890
Meeting Marthe Meurier
He met Marthe Meurier, his future wife and the principal model of his paintings; from June 1891 their romance is documented in detail in his diary.
1891
The "Impressionists and Symbolists" exhibition
He took part in the exhibition "Impressionists and Symbolists" at the Le Barc de Boutteville gallery.
12 June 1893
Marriage to Marthe Meurier
He married Marthe Meurier, the future mother of his seven children; the newlyweds went on a honeymoon to Brittany, where Denis painted many pictures.
12 luglio 1893
Married: Marthe Meurier
