MAURICE DENIS (1870–1943) Piazza San Agostino, Siena Oil on cardboard mounted on panel Monogrammed lower left 43 x 31 cm Oil on cardboard laid on panel Signed lower left 16 7/8 x 12 1/4 in. Provenance Galerie Druet, Paris, no. 9567, acquired in 1921 from the artist (label on the reverse) (artist’s register of gifts and sales, no. 1083) James Binoche Collection, acquired in 1922 from Galerie Druet Jean Binoche Collection By inheritance Private collection, Nice Exhibition ‘Maurice Denis’, Paris, Galerie Druet, 21 November–2 December 1921, no. 14 ‘Maurice Denis’, 1888–1924, Paris, Musée des Arts décoratifs, 11 April–11 May 1924, no. 285 Bibliography Maurice Denis, ‘Un salon unique’, *Le Bulletin de la vie artistique*, vol. 2, no. 21, 1 November 1921, b/w reprint p. 560 Maurice Brillant, Maurice Denis, Paris, G. Crès et Cie, 1929, reprinted in NB, plate 26 P. Avril, ‘Maurice Denis’, Periodical Bulletin of the Society for Historical and Economic Studies. Le pays de Granville, no. 18, April 1932, pp. 96–101, reprinted n.p. This work is listed in the Catalogue raisonné of Maurice Denis’s paintings under no. 921.0030. A certificate of digital inclusion signed by Ms Claire Denis and Ms Fabienne Stahl will be provided to the purchaser.