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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Femmes dans un paysage, 1895–1895

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Femmes dans un paysage, 1895–1895

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Étude pour le Berger, 1887–1887

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Étude pour le Berger, 1887–1887

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Homme debout, lançant un javelot

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Homme debout, lançant un javelot

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L'hommage de Victor Hugo à la ville de Paris

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

L'hommage de Victor Hugo à la ville de Paris

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Drapé

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

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Portrait de la baronne Alice d'Anéthan, 1890–1890

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Portrait de la baronne Alice d'Anéthan, 1890–1890

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Étude de personnage drapé

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Étude de personnage drapé

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Homme nu assis, vue de dos

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Homme nu assis, vue de dos

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Femme assise levant la main

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Femme assise levant la main

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Mademoiselle de Sombreuil buvant un verre de...

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Mademoiselle de Sombreuil buvant un verre de...

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Étude

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Sale Date: December 3, 2003

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Stehender männlicher Akt

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Stehender männlicher Akt

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Pêcheur retirant son filet

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Pêcheur retirant son filet

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La lecture

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

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Étude de femme assise, de profil vers la droite

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Étude de femme assise, de profil vers la droite

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Trois hommes

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Sale Date: June 11, 2003

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L'enfance de Sainte Genevieve, 1879–1879

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

L'enfance de Sainte Genevieve, 1879–1879

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Aus der römischen Antike

Attributed to Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Aus der römischen Antike

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Deux femmes

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Sale Date: May 9, 2003

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Le repos / Ludus pro patria

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Le repos / Ludus pro patria

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Jeune homme de profil, 1880–1880

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Jeune homme de profil, 1880–1880

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Jeune homme en buste, 1859–1859

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Jeune homme en buste, 1859–1859

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Portrait de jeune homme

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Portrait de jeune homme

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Jeune homme de profil en habit militaire

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Jeune homme de profil en habit militaire

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