Where to See Beauty in the Autumn Wood: Private Collection

Maurice Denis completed this scene of a female figure in an autumn forest, with his decorative Symbolist style. The work shows his interest in combining natural beauty with spiritual overtones.

Denis was a leading Nabi painter known for religious and decorative works. This painting is in a private collection.

Denis was a leading Nabi painter, the group influenced by Gauguin that emphasized flat, decorative surfaces.

In a private collection. Denis works appear regularly at auction and in private sales.

Maurice Denis was a founding member of the Nabis, a Post-Impressionist group. He famously declared that a painting is "essentially a flat surface covered with colors assembled in a certain order."

Beauty in the Autumn Wood

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