Maurice Chabas Art
French, 1862-1947
Maurice Chabas was born in Nantes on 26 September 1862 into a cultivated, art-loving family and was the elder brother of painter Paul-Émile Chabas. He trained first at the École des Beaux-Arts in Nantes, then at the Académie Julian in Paris under William-Adolphe Bouguereau and Tony Robert-Fleury, where he refined his supple draughtsmanship. By the early 1890s he embraced Symbolism, exhibiting at the Salon des Artistes Français, the Société Nationale and the six Salons de la Rose+Croix, where his visionary canvases drew notice. Influenced by Swedenborgian and Theosophical ideas and by his friendship with Belgian mystic-painter Jean Delville, Chabas sought to reveal the invisible realities behind appearances. Around 1900 his Paris studio became a gathering place for poets, musicians and esoteric thinkers, reinforcing his conviction that art could be a bridge to the spirit. Public recognition followed with monumental commissions, notably the four frescoes L’Art de la soie for Lyon-Perrache station completed in 1905. After 1910 his palette lightened and his forms dissolved into luminous atmospheres that anticipated lyrical abstraction. In 1921 he published Les Psaumes d’Amour spirituel, a personal manifesto merging poetry and image. Settled in Versailles after the First World War, he pursued this inner quest until his death on 11 December 1947, and his works—now in collections such as the Musée d’Orsay—remain touchstones for Symbolist collectors.to
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Figure of Man Pencil Drawing By Maurice Chabas - Early 20th Century
By Maurice Chabas
Located in Roma, IT
Figure of Man is an Original Pencil Drawing realized by Maurice Chabas (1862-1947).
The artwork is in good condition, included a white cardboard passpartout (37.5x55 cm).
Monogramm...
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Early 20th Century Modern Maurice Chabas Art
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Pencil
Pensive Young Woman
By Maurice Chabas
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Maurice Chabas (Nantes 1862 – Versailles 1947)
Pensive Young Woman
Graphite with white-chalk highlights on blue-grey paper
46 × 32 cm
Provenance
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Pri...
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1890s Impressionist Maurice Chabas Art
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Chalk, Pencil
Portrait - Pencil Drawing By Maurice Chabas - Early 20th Century
By Maurice Chabas
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an Original Pencil Drawing realized by Maurice Chabas (1862-1947).
The artwork is in good condition.
Maurice Chabas (21 September 1862, Nantes – 11 December 1947, Versa...
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Early 20th Century Modern Maurice Chabas Art
Materials
Pencil
Into the Wood - Original Pencil Drawing By Maurice Chabas - Early 20th Century
By Maurice Chabas
Located in Roma, IT
Into the Wood is an Original Pencil Drawing realized by Maurice Chabas (1862-1947).
The artwork is in good condition.
Maurice Chabas (21 September 1862, Nantes – 11 December 1947, ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Maurice Chabas Art
Materials
Pencil
The Holy Family - Pencil Drawing By Maurice Chabas - Early 20th Century
By Maurice Chabas
Located in Roma, IT
The Holy Family is an Original Red Pencil Drawing realized by Maurice Chabas (1862-1947).
The artwork is in good condition, included a white cardbo...
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Early 20th Century Modern Maurice Chabas Art
Materials
Pencil
La Sentinelle - Drawing By Maurice Chabas - 1898
By Maurice Chabas
Located in Roma, IT
La Sentinelle is a modern artwork realized by Maurice Chabas in 1898.
Sepia drawing.
Good conditions.
Category
1890s Modern Maurice Chabas Art
Materials
Paper
Portrait - Original Pencil Drawing By Maurice Chabas - Early 20th Century
By Maurice Chabas
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an Original Pencil Drawing realized by Maurice Chabas (1862-1947).
The artwork is in good condition, otherwise with some foxing.
Maurice Chabas (21 September 1862, Nant...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Maurice Chabas Art
Materials
Pencil
Mythological Figures - Pencil Drawing By Maurice Chabas - Early 20th Century
By Maurice Chabas
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an Original Pencil Drawing realized by Maurice Chabas (1862-1947).
The artwork is in good condition.
Maurice Chabas (21 September 1862, Nantes – 11 December 1947, Versai...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Maurice Chabas Art
Materials
Pencil
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