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accession number:	2020.108
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Procession on Pardon at Perros-Guirec, 1891. Maurice Denis (French, 1870–1943). Oil on canvas; unframed: 55.9 x 46.4 cm (22 x 18 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift 2020.108

title:				Procession on Pardon at Perros-Guirec
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creation date:			1891
creation date earliest:		1891
creation date latest:		1891
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creditline:			Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift
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culture:	France
technique:	oil on canvas
department:	Modern European Painting and Sculpture
collection:	Mod Euro - Painting 1800-1960
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Maurice Denis (French, 1870–1943)  - artist

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measurements: Unframed: 55.9 x 46.4 cm (22 x 18 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Impressionism to Modernism: The Keithley Collection
	opening date:   2022-09-11T04:00:00
	<i>Impressionism to Modernism: The Keithley Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 11, 2022-January 8, 2023).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* <em>Maurice Denis</em>. Orangerie des Tulleries, Paris, France (June 3-13, 1970).

* <em>Maurice Denis</em>. Kunsthalle Bremen, Bremen, Germany; Kunsthaus Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Staten Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark (1971-1972).

* <em>Maurice Denis</em>. Huguett Beres, Paris, France (1992).

* <em>Maurice Denis</em>. Musee des Beaux-Arts, Lyon, France (September 29-December 18, 1994); Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne, Germany (January 22-February 4, 1995); Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, United Kingdom (April 21-June 18, 1995).

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PROVENANCE

	Edouard Vuillard [1868-1940] Paris, France, gifted from the artist in 1891
	date: 1891–1940
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			* <div><!--block-->According to Maurice Denis, 1870-1943 (Paris: Réunion des Musées Nationaux, 1994), p. 133, cat. no. 14, the painting remained with Vuillard until his death in 1940.&nbsp;</div>
			
			
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	Private Collection, Paris, France
	date: by 1970
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			* <div><!--block-->According to Maurice Denis and Anne Distel, <em>Maurice Denis. Orangerie des Tuileries, 3 juin-31 août 1970.</em> (Paris: Ministère d'État, Affaires Culturelles, 1970), cat. no. 60.</div>
			
			
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	(Galerie Hopkins-Custot, Paris, France)
	date: after 1984
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			* <div><!--block-->Galerie Hopkins-Custot was founded in 1984 by Waring Hopkins and Stéphane Custot.</div>
			
			
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	Private Collection, France
	date: by 1992
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			* <div><!--block-->According to Anisabelle Berès, <em>Maurice Denis, 1870-1943</em> (Paris: Huguette Berès, 1992), cat. no. 24.&nbsp;</div>
			
			
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	Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of 
Art
	date: 2020
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2020–
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fun fact:
A pardon is a ceremony that occurs on the feast of the patron saint of a church often followed by a procession.

digital description:
While the parades following ceremonies dedicated to saints known as pardon processions are traditionally silent, Denis often spoke of his work in musical terms using "rhythm" and "harmony" to describe color and composition. This painting embodies rhythm through the repetition of figural groupings and the movement of the procession. Harmony can be seen in the use of complementary colors that satisfy the eye when paired together.

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Lefevre Galleries, London.<em> Vuillard Et Son Kodak. [Exposition] March 5-26.</em> [London]: Lefevre Gallery, 1964.
	page number: 	Mentioned: P. 13, no. 28
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	Musée de l'Orangerie, Maurice Denis, and Anne Distel. <em>Maurice Denis. Orangerie des Tuileries, 3 juin-31 août 1970</em>. Paris, France: Ministère d'État, Affaires culturelles, 1970.
	page number: 	Mentioned: no. 60
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	<em>Maurice Denis. Gemälde, Handzeichnungen, Druckgraphik. Meisterwerke des Nachimpressionismus aus der Sammlung Maurice Denis. </em>(Ausstellung,) Kunsthaus Zürich, 29. Jan-12. März 1972. (Katalog.). Zürich, 1972.
	page number: 	Mentioned: P. 41, no. 39
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	Berès, Anisabelle. <em>Maurice Denis, 1870-1943</em>. Paris, France: Huguette Berès, 1992.
	page number: 	Mentioned: no. 24
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	Musée des Beaux-Arts, Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Walker Art Gallery, Van Gogh Museum. <em>Maurice Denis, 1870-1943</em>. Lyon: Réunion des Musées Nationaux, 1994.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: P. 133, no. 14
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	Cogeval, Guy, Claire Frèches-Thory, and Gilles Genty. <em>Il tempo dei Nabis: Bonnard, Vuillard, Maurice Denis, Vallotton, Sérusier, Ranson, Roussel.</em> Firenze: Artificio, 1998.
	page number: 	Reproduced: P. 60; Mentioned: P. 182, no. 19
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