Le chevalier n'est pas mort à la croisade

Maurice Denis, Ambroise Vollard (publisher), Auguste Clot (technician)

National Gallery of Art

The image features soft, rounded shapes and gentle lines. In this abstract scene, a figure with delicate facial features and wavy hair is depicted in profile, hands raised near the face. To the left, a checkerboard pattern of alternating black and white squares suggests the floor of an interior space, leading the eye to an archway beyond. Through the arch, the faint outline of a horse stands amidst a foggy background, its form subtly merging with abstract shapes that resemble distant trees or clouds.