Artwork details · 2026-01-23

Homage to Cézanne

by Maurice Denis · 1900

Homage to Cézanne by Maurice Denis

Artist

Maurice Denis was a French painter, decorative artist, and writer. An important figure in the changing world of late 19th-century European art, Denis is associated with Les Nabis, Symbolism, and later Neo-classicism. His theories contributed to the foundations of Cubism, Fauvism, and abstraction. After World War I, Denis founded the Ateliers d'Art Sacré, decorated the interiors of churches, and worked for a revival of religious art.

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Artwork

Homage to Cézanne is a painting in oil on canvas by the French artist Maurice Denis dating from 1900. It depicts a number of key figures from the once secret brotherhood of Les Nabis. The painting is a retrospective; by 1900 the group was breaking up as its members matured.

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Quick facts

Artist
Maurice Denis
Year
1900
Movement
Nabi
Country
France
Location
Musée d'Orsay