
Madame Adrien Mithouard et Son Fils, Jacques, 1903
1966
Rendered in the tender, flattened palette characteristic of Maurice Denis's Nabi period, this 1966 color lithograph revisits a subject the artist first explored in 1903, depicting Madame Adrien Mithouard alongside her son Jacques in a composition that distills domestic intimacy into pure pictorial harmony. Denis brings his signature synthesis of Post-Impressionist color and Symbolist spirituality to the image, dissolving academic naturalism in favor of softly modulated tones and rhythmic contour lines that lend the figures an almost iconic, devotional quality. The mother-and-child subject, one Denis returned to throughout his career with genuine conviction, here becomes a vehicle for exploring the sacred within the everyday, a central preoccupation of the Nabis as a whole. As a signed lithograph, this work offers collectors direct access to Denis's printmaking practice, a discipline through which he reached broader audiences without sacrificing the intimacy of his vision. The modest dimensions of 38 by 28 centimeters concentrate the composition's warmth, making it well-suited to both focused private display and collection contexts where works on paper are given careful prominence. Denis's international reputation, cemented through his association with Paul Sérusier, Paul Gauguin's circle, and his own theoretical writings on the decorative nature of painting, places this piece within a lineage of works that genuinely shaped the course of early twentieth-century European art. Currently offered through Samhart Gallery, the work presents an accessible yet historically resonant entry point into the Nabi movement for collectors drawn to the period's distinctive blend of lyrical form and symbolic depth.
- Medium
- Color lithograph on paper
- Overall
- Signed
- Yes
- Location
- Samhart Gallery, Neuchâtel
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For Sale — €300
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