Maurice Denis (1870 - 1943) Study for the figure of Thalie, Muse de la Comédie, ca. 1938 Charcoal, white chalk and pastel highlights. Signed "Mav-Denis" lower right in charcoal. 36 x 26 cm We would like to thank Madame Fabienne Stahl for the information she provided. Our drawing is a preparatory study for one of the tondi decorating the hall of the Lycée Claude Bernard in 1938. This tondo depicts Thalie, muse of Comedy, and Melpomène, muse of Song, Musical Harmony and Tragedy.