The Facts
MILLON RIVIERA in Nice will offer nearly 200 works from a family collection of Maurice Denis at auction on December 14, 2026. Spanning the late 1880s to the 1940s, the sale includes about fifty important paintings and a large group of drawings, studies and sketches. It is led by Portrait de famille [bleu et jaune], painted in 1902 and estimated at €300,000–350,000, with La Chambre des enfants [les deux berceaux], c. 1900, estimated at €35,000–40,000. The works, kept and passed down within the artist’s family, trace Denis’s domestic life, travels, religious subjects and decorative projects.
The Signal
The familial provenance sets the sale apart, offering collectors direct access to material that has not circulated on the market. The mix of finished paintings, preparatory drawings and monumental projects also illuminates Denis’s working process, from intimate family scenes to stained-glass and church decorations. With estimates ranging from €35,000 to €350,000, the auction provides entry points for a range of buyers while centering on one of the Nabis’ most personal bodies of work.
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- Artists: Maurice Denis
- People: Marthe Denis, Noëlle Denis, Sabine Denis, Paul Denis, Robert Boulet, Marcel Granger
- Auction Houses: MILLON RIVIERA
- Locations: Nice
- Prices: €300,000–350,000, €35,000–40,000
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