Description
These 12 prints come from Love, a series of color lithographs that form a disjointed narrative about a woman who experiences love, although it is unclear if she is falling in love with a man, nature, or her faith. Each soft and dreamlike image is paired with a caption of fragmented poetry that serves as its title, but these phrases do not directly describe their corresponding images. Maurice Denis, who was also a writer, crafted these puzzling yet evocative captions to add layers of meaning through the interplay of text and image.
But It is the Heart That Beats Too Quickly, plate twelve from Love
1898, published 1899
Accession Number
117219
Medium
Lithograph in yellow-green, pink, and blue on light ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 44.2 × 29.6 cm (17 7/16 × 11 11/16 in.); Sheet: 53.4 × 40.6 cm (21 1/16 × 16 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Credit Line
John H. Wrenn Memorial Collection