In the Privacy of Maurice Denis’s Home

Published on 11 June 2019, by Agathe Albi-Gervy

Auction on 19 June 2019 - 10:30 (CEST) - Schwarzwaldallee, 171 - CH-4058 Bâle

The Swiss auction house is offering a group of works by Arp, Poliakoff, Delaunay, Fontana and Zao Wou-ki, which come from Maurice Denis's family. A remarkable pedigree that also stands out for this intimate painting by the artist.

Maurice Denis (1870-1943), La Première Tétée or La Chambre violette (The First Feed... In the Privacy of Maurice Denis’s Home

Maurice Denis (1870-1943), La Première Tétée or La Chambre violette (The First Feed or Purple Room), 1906, oil on card mounted on canvas, 89.5 x 60.5 cm.
Estimate: CHF400,000/600,000 (ca. €358,000/537,000)

This rare and moving picture captures the first minutes in the life of the painter's fourth daughter, born on 2 May 1906 in the bedroom of the family apartment at 59 rue de Mareil, Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Through the window behind we can see the Priory,…

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