Pierre Louis [Maurice Denis], « Notes d’Art. Définition du néo-traditionnisme », 2e année, n. 65, 23 août 1890, p. 540-542.

Author(s): Pierre-Louis [Maurice Denis]

Associated movement: Nabis

Language : French

Medium : Periodical Press

Original edition of the manifesto: Pierre Louis [Maurice Denis], « Notes d’Art. Définition du néo-traditionnisme », 2e année, n. 65, 23 août 1890, p. 540-542.

Where can we find this manifesto? Maurice Denis, Théorie (1890-1910), L. Rouart et J. Watelin Éditeurs, 1920 (p. 1-13). Caws, Mary Ann, Manifesto - A century of isms, University of Nebraska Press, 2000. Kramer, Antje (ed), Les grands manifestes de l'art des XIXe et Xxe siècle, Paris: Beaux Arts éditions, 2011, p. 29-33

Link(s) to the manifesto: https://basemanart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Definition_du_neo-traditionnisme.html-charsetutf-8

Which critic recognizes the work as a manifesto ? or: Typical characteristics of a manifesto Kramer states that the text was rapidly considered as a manifesto of the Nabis by the critics of the time. Caws, Mary Ann, Manifesto - A century of isms, University of Nebraska Press, 2000. Kramer, Antje (ed), Les grands manifestes de l'art des XIXe et Xxe siècle, Paris: Beaux Arts éditions, 2011, p. 29-33

Editorial comments: This text is an hoax: the real name of the signatory is the journalist Roland Dorgelès. The transcription of the full text is available also here: https://archive.org/stream/thories189019100deniuoft/thories189019100deniuoft_djvu.txt