reclining woman with eyes closed; girl at left holds a crown of roses over woman's head; shades of green, tan and lavender; muted tones. Unique set of working proofs with annotations and instructions for the printerfor the suite of 12 color lithographs entitled: 1. Allegory 2. Attitudes Are Easy and Chaste 3. The Morning Bouquet, Tears 4. It Was a Religious Mystery 5. The Knight Did Not Die on the Crusades 6. Twilights Have the Softness of Old Paintings 7. She Was More Beautiful Than Dreams 8. And It Is the Caress of Her Hands 9. Our Souls, with Languorous Gestures 10. On the Pale Silver Sofa 11. Life Becomes Precious, Restrained 12. But It Is the Heart Which Beats Too Fast

Allegory, from "Love", 1892-1899

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Title
Allegory, from "Love"
Artist Life
1870 - 1943
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2008.9.2.1
Provenance
Henri M. Petiet, Paris (his sale; Piasa, Paris, June 7, 2007, lot 76); [C.G. Boerner, Paris and New York; sold to Dayton]; Ruth and Bruce Dayton, Wayzata, Minn.; given to MIA, 2008. Note from Armin Kunz: Our Denis proof set comes from Petiet, and we do not know where he acquired it. The Petiet collection is much older than the Josefowitz collection. We know that all the handwritten annotations must have been done by Denis and were intended for Clot, the printer. It is likely that the printer held onto these proofs and kept them (rather than giving them back to the artist). But this is not certain, as there are no stamps or documents that prove this contention.
Catalogue Raisonne
Cailler 108
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reclining woman with eyes closed; girl at left holds a crown of roses over woman's head; shades of green, tan and lavender; muted tones. Unique set of working proofs with annotations and instructions for the printerfor the suite of 12 color lithographs entitled: 1. Allegory 2. Attitudes Are Easy and Chaste 3. The Morning Bouquet, Tears 4. It Was a Religious Mystery 5. The Knight Did Not Die on the Crusades 6. Twilights Have the Softness of Old Paintings 7. She Was More Beautiful Than Dreams 8. And It Is the Caress of Her Hands 9. Our Souls, with Languorous Gestures 10. On the Pale Silver Sofa 11. Life Becomes Precious, Restrained 12. But It Is the Heart Which Beats Too Fast