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Maurice Utrillo

Church of Saint-Denys in Arcueil

Before 1926
Oil on hardboard
45.7 × 54.9 cm (18 × 21.6 in)

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Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia · verified July 2026

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FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG

Utrillo painted this scene showing the Church of Saint-Denys in the Parisian suburb of Arcueil from a postcard—a practice for which he was frequently criticized by peers who believed in the importance of painting directly from life. In 1939 a shipment of his paintings to the United States was held up in customs because the canvases were classified as "manufactured items" rather than fine art.

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