 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Nokuda kwemiitiro yake, Denis akatanga kukwezvwa kunzira yeNeoimpressionist yaSeurat, asi akairamba seyesayenzi zvikuru. Muna 1889, Denis akafadzwa nokuratidzwa kwemabasa aGauguin neshamwari dzake paCafé Volponi, kumucheto kweParis Universal Exposition ya1889. Achiyeuka izvozvo gare gare, Denis akanyora kuti, Chishamiso chakadini, chakateverwa nokuzarurirwa kwakadini! Panzvimbo pemahwindo aivhurika pachisiko, kufanana navaImpressionist, aya akanga ari materu ayo akanga akaisvonaka zvikuru, ane mavara ane simba, akapoteredzwa nemigwagwa youtsinye, akaparadzaniswa. Basa raGauguin rakakurumidza kuchinja basa raDenis. Mavara akajeka eVache au-dessus du gouffre yaGauguin yakatanga kuratidzwa muna 1889, yakaonekwa muna Gumiguru 1890 basa raDenis, Taches du soleil sur la terrasse, uye gare gare muDenis Solitude du Christ 1918. 