Denis
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Denis was a key member of Les Nabis, a late 19th-century group of avant-garde French artists who helped pioneer Symbolism and modernist painting.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Denis canonical | 3 |
| Denis (surname) | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French painter
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Symbolist artist ⓘ art movement ⓘ human ⓘ member of art movement ⓘ modernist artist ⓘ painter ⓘ |
| activeIn |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
decorative simplification of forms
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emphasis on surface and pattern ⓘ flat areas of color ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
book illustration
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mural painting ⓘ painting ⓘ religious art ⓘ |
| genre |
decorative painting
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figure painting ⓘ landscape painting ⓘ religious painting ⓘ |
| hasMember | Denis self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century decorative painting
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modern religious art ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Japanese art
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Paul Gauguin ⓘ Pierre Puvis de Chavannes ⓘ Symbolism ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| memberOf | Les Nabis ⓘ |
| movement |
Les Nabis
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Modernism ⓘ Post-Impressionism ⓘ Symbolism ⓘ |
| notableIdea | “A painting, before being a battle horse, a nude woman or some anecdote, is essentially a flat surface covered with colors assembled in a certain order.” ⓘ |
| notableWork |
April (Anemones)
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The Mystical Nativity ⓘ
surface form:
Mystical Nativity
The Ladder in the Foliage ⓘ The Talisman ⓘ |
| occupation |
illustrator
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painter ⓘ printmaker ⓘ theorist of art ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Denis (surname)