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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.
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Artist: Maurice Chabas
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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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

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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

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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 Unsigned Provenance Bruno Delarue Gallery, É...
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1890s Impressionist Maurice Chabas Art

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Pencil, Chalk

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.
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1890s Modern Maurice Chabas Art

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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

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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...
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Early 20th Century Modern Maurice Chabas Art

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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...
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Early 20th Century Modern Maurice Chabas Art

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Automne - Symbolist Nude Figures in Landscape Oil Painting by Maurice Chabas
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