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Our Souls, in Languorous Gestures

Our Souls, in Languorous Gestures

1898, published 1899
(French, 1870–1943)
(French, 1858–1936)
(French, 1867–1939)
France
color lithograph
Image: 28.3 x 40.1 cm (11 1/8 x 15 13/16 in.); Sheet: 40.5 x 53.4 cm (15 15/16 x 21 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1998.39
Catalogue raisonné: Cailler 116
Location: not on view

Description

Women in domestic interiors and protected gardens provided the subject matter for Denis’s portfolio of 12 color lithographs entitled Love. The feminine associations with the interior illustrated in Our Souls, in Slight Gestures are underscored by the ruffled lampshade, roses, and arabesques on the piano shawl. Throughout the 19th century, women played music, with few exceptions, at home. Within these confines, their accomplishments were relegated to that of the amateur, performing for friends but not for money or public acclaim.
  • Henri M. Petiet, Paris
    ?-1998
    (Richard Reed Armstrong, Chicago, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH)
    1998-
    Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    Provenance Footnotes
    1 His estate stamp on verso.
  • Themes and Variations: Musical Drawings and Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 25-May 17, 2015).
    From Rembrandt to Rauschenberg: Recently Acquired Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 17-November 26, 2000).
  • {{cite web|title=Our Souls, in Languorous Gestures|url=false|author=Maurice Denis, Auguste Clot, Ambroise Vollard|year=1898, published 1899|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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