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Burial in My Own Neighbourhood
Maurice Denis (signed by artist), c. 1894
A funeral is in progress in the courtyard of the convent in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, the painter’s home town. The mournful atmosphere is heightened by the fallow, reddish-brown fields stretching out behind the building. Visible in the distance, against a backdrop of dark hills, is a steam train chugging along, releasing billows of aqua blue smoke. Denis built up his landscape by juxtaposing pure, unmixed colours separated by dark lines.
- Artwork typepainting
- Object numberSK-A-5108(R)
- Dimensionsheight 45.8 cm x width 32 cm
- Physical characteristicsolieverf op doek