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This is a drawing of a birth announcement card. The card features soft, muted tones and a minimalistic style. On the right side, there is delicate text declaring the birth of a girl named Marthe. The text is arranged in an elegant typeface, with a larger emphasis on the name. The background has a pale peach color with subtle textures. On the left side, there is a light illustration that is almost faded into the background, suggesting an abstract form or possibly a face. The date "le 29 Mars 1896" is inscribed at the bottom left corner in soft letters.
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This is a drawing of a birth announcement card. The card features soft, muted tones and a minimalistic style. On the right side, there is delicate text declaring the birth of a girl named Marthe. The text is arranged in an elegant typeface, with a larger emphasis on the name. The background has a pale peach color with subtle textures. On the left side, there is a light illustration that is almost faded into the background, suggesting an abstract form or possibly a face. The date "le 29 Mars 1896" is inscribed at the bottom left corner in soft letters.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Birth Announcement for Marthe Mellerio

Maurice Denis

Date
1896
Medium
lithograph printed in gray and brown on wove paper [proof, missing blue stone]
Dimensions
sheet: 12.6 × 18.9 cm (4 15/16 × 7 7/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2019.179.1
Credit line
Gift of Nico and Bowie Cord
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record
Provenance

Henri Marie Petiet [1894-1980] (Lugt 5031); (his estate sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 6 December 2007, lot 38); (C.G. Boerner, NY); Tom Firman, Seattle, WA; Gift to NGA, 2019.

Inscription

lower right in graphite: Maurice Denis; lower right corner in graphite: 90; in stone: Monsieur et Madame André / Mellerio ont le / plaísir de vous annon / cer qu’il leur est né / une fille / marthe / le 29 Mars 1896 11 bis rue Portalis; lower right verso in graphite: 510052

Marks

stamped lower right verso in black ink: H.M.P. [inside oval] (Lugt 5031)

NGA object ID 221054. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.