Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

(French, 1824–1898)

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes was a French Symbolist painter known for both his murals and works on canvas. The pale colors and Classical subject matter seen in his seminal work The Sacred Grove (1884), was largely influenced by studying the frescos of both Giotto and Piero della Francesca. “To simplify, that is to release the thought,” he once explained. “The simplest conception proves to be the most beautiful.” Born Pierre-Cécile Puvis on December 14, 1824 in Lyon, France, he studied under Thomas Couture and Eugène Delacroix in Paris, developing a style of simplified shapes and nuanced color. During the 1850s, Puvis befriended Edgar Degas, who shared his interest in melding antiquity with a modern sensibility towards painting. Over the following decades, the artist exhibited at the Salon and developed a number of patrons in both Europe and America. Influencing a generation of younger artists such as Paul Gauguin and Maurice Denis, Puvis’s work was widely acclaimed, appealing to both conservative and avant-garde painters alike. The artist died on October 24, 1898 in Paris, France. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, and the National Gallery in London, among others.

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La pauvre pêcheur (from L'Album d'Estampes..., 1897

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

La pauvre pêcheur (from L'Album d'Estampes..., 1897

Sale Date: November 3, 2005

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Two nudes in a forest

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Two nudes in a forest

Sale Date: June 15, 2005

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Deux femmes drapées

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Deux femmes drapées

Sale Date: June 1, 2005

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Descriptif d'un dessin préparatoire à St. Lazare

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Descriptif d'un dessin préparatoire à St. Lazare

Sale Date: May 15, 2005

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Madame Lithographie

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Madame Lithographie

Sale Date: March 16, 2005

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Le Bois Sacré, Cher aux Arts et aux Muses (study)

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Le Bois Sacré, Cher aux Arts et aux Muses (study)

Sale Date: March 18, 2005

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Une figure debout entourée de deux figures dans...

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Une figure debout entourée de deux figures dans...

Sale Date: March 24, 2005

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Un couple au bord de la mer et une étude de...

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Un couple au bord de la mer et une étude de...

Sale Date: March 24, 2005

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Portrait en buste d'Eugène Montrosier

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Portrait en buste d'Eugène Montrosier

Sale Date: March 24, 2005

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Le bon samaritain

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Le bon samaritain

Sale Date: March 23, 2005

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Tête de femme tournée vers la gauche

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Tête de femme tournée vers la gauche

Sale Date: December 10, 2004

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Saint Clément, évêque de Metz (study for...

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Saint Clément, évêque de Metz (study for...

Sale Date: December 8, 2004

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Une sainte en oraison

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Une sainte en oraison

Sale Date: November 15, 2004

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Saint Lazare et les Saintes Marie débarquant , 1896

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Saint Lazare et les Saintes Marie débarquant , 1896

Sale Date: November 15, 2004

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Deux personnages pour le tableau de la..., 1861

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Deux personnages pour le tableau de la..., 1861

Sale Date: November 15, 2004

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Portrait de la nièce de l'artiste, 1858–1858

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Portrait de la nièce de l'artiste, 1858–1858

Sale Date: June 15, 2004

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Étude de femme et de draperie

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Étude de femme et de draperie

Sale Date: September 23, 2004

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Jésus lavant les pieds d'un pauvre

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Jésus lavant les pieds d'un pauvre

Sale Date: July 5, 2004

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La fantaisie (Fantasy), 1886–1887

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

La fantaisie (Fantasy), 1886–1887

Sale Date: June 17, 2004

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The fisherman and his wife

Attributed to Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

The fisherman and his wife

Sale Date: June 14, 2004

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Biblische Szene

Attributed to Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Biblische Szene

Sale Date: May 22, 2004

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Old Testament scene (Moses and the Jews in the...

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Old Testament scene (Moses and the Jews in the...

Sale Date: March 2, 2004

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A man seen from behind, turned to the left

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

A man seen from behind, turned to the left

Sale Date: January 22, 2004

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A woman walking to the right

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

A woman walking to the right

Sale Date: January 22, 2004

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