An important figure in the period when Impressionism gave way to modern art, Denis is associated with Les Nabis, Symbolism and later Neo-classicism.
Impressionist painter Maurice Denis September Evening with two ladies sitting opposite each other on stone terrace with background of people and hills in far distance. Japanese influenceMaurice Denis: September Evening. Public domain. Musée d’Orsay
Maurice Denis (November 25, 1870-November 13, 1943). An important figure in the period when Impressionism gave way to modern art, Denis is associated with Les Nabis, Symbolism and later Neo-classicism. His theories contributed to the foundations of Cubism, Fauvism and Abstract art.