Maurice Denis
But It Is the Heart that Beats Too Fast (1899)
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Maurice Denis was a French painter, printmaker, and art theorist who played a pivotal role in the development of Post-Impressionism and Symbolism. His decorative works often explored emotional and spiritual themes through simplified forms, bold outlines, and harmonious color relationships. Denis believed in the primacy of color and composition, famously stating that a painting is fundamentally a flat surface covered with colors arranged in a deliberate order.
This work exemplifies the Symbolist aesthetic that dominated European art in the 1890s, characterized by introspective subjects and the marriage of literary meaning with visual poetry. Denis and his contemporaries sought to express inner psychological states and emotional truths rather than mere external appearances, establishing a bridge between Post-Impressionism and the emerging Modernist movements of the twentieth century.
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About This Artwork
Maurice Denis was a French painter, printmaker, and art theorist who played a pivotal role in the development of Post-Impressionism and Symbolism. His decorative works often explored emotional and spiritual themes through simplified forms, bold outlines, and harmonious color relationships. Denis believed in the primacy of color and composition, famously stating that a painting is fundamentally a flat surface covered with colors arranged in a deliberate order.
This work exemplifies the Symbolist aesthetic that dominated European art in the 1890s, characterized by introspective subjects and the marriage of literary meaning with visual poetry. Denis and his contemporaries sought to express inner psychological states and emotional truths rather than mere external appearances, establishing a bridge between Post-Impressionism and the emerging Modernist movements of the twentieth century.
Bring the most iconic masterpieces onto your walls
Art lets you express in your home who you are: your story, your sensibility and your personality in the most beautiful and subtle way, a silent statement of culture, taste and sophistication. Whether they bring inspiration, serenity, hope or courage, the right artwork transforms how a space feels.
Your Personal Museum:
Walk through a world-class museum every single day, in your home! No queues, no velvet ropes, just you and the art.
From Renaissance masterpieces to Impressionist classics and modern art, our goal is to make the world's most iconic paintings accessible to every art lover and collector.
Quality & Craftsmanship:
Our prints are produced on museum-grade archival paper and inks made to resist the harmful effects of time, light and humidity.
Every detail, colour, texture, and nuance of the original artwork is preserved without alteration. We apply no colour enhancement, no digital filters, no modification. What you see is exactly what the master painted, their authentic palette, original shadows, every brushstroke that gives the masterpiece its soul.
Careful Packaging & Fast Shipping:
Each item is carefully packed in sturdy tubes with protective materials to ensure it remains undamaged during transport.
We offer worldwide delivery and dispatch all orders within 24 hours.
Delivery times: Europe: 2 to 4 days. USA & International: 2 to 7 days.
Our posters are sold without frames.
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Each poster is printed with museum-quality paper, capturing the finest details and vibrant colors in ultra HD quality. Every detail is preserved without alteration of the original artwork.
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Each item is carefully packed in sturdy tubes with protective materials to ensure it remains undamaged during transport. We strive to ship all orders within 24 hours, often much faster. Deliveries to Europe and the rest of the world usually take between 2 and 5 days from the date of dispatch.
*Posters are sold unframed
