Denis, MauriceFrench, 1870–1943Encounter
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Yes, receiving visitors
State Hermitage Museum
Room415Saint Petersburg, Russia
On public display.
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- 29 Aug 2026
- In this state since
- Aug 30, 2026
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- The museum's own collection data
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- Accession number
- ГЭ-7710
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- State Hermitage Museum: the museum's own open data · fetched 29 Aug 2026
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Meanwhile, in the life of Denis, Maurice
The whole life1890
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.
August 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 July 1893
Married: Marthe Meurier
