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Maurice DENIS (1870-1943) Madeleine kissing the...

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Maurice DENIS (1870-1943) Madeleine kissing the foot of Jesus, 1901 Watercolor and charcoal on paper mounted on a plywood panel, signed with the monogram MAUD lower left. 32.2 x 46.5 cm. Preparatory drawing for the stained-glass window La Pécheresse, in the church of Sainte-Marguerite in Le Vésinet. The ensemble of murals and stained glass windows created by Maurice Denis and glassmaker Henri Carot was inaugurated in 1901 and 1903. This drawing is listed in the archives of the catalog raisonné of Maurice Denis' work. A certificate dated February 25, 2022 will be given to the buyer. We would like to thank Madame Claire Denis for the information she provided.