Drying the Linen, or Moonrise at the Priory

Maurice Denis painted ‘Drying the Linen, or Moonrise at the Priory’ in 1894. The medium is oil on canvas glued to cardboard. It is part of the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The painting depicts a serene scene with linen drying under moonlight. The work combines elements of Symbolism and the Nabis’ decorative style.

Maurice Denis was a French artist who played a role in the transition to 20th-century modernism. He co-founded the Ateliers d’Art Sacré after World War I.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, https://clevelandart.org/art/2020.109

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