His theories contributed to the foundations of Cubism, Fauvism and Abstract art.
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.