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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Caricature of a music hall dancer

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Caricature of a music hall dancer

Sale Date: February 26, 2003

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Chaumière, 1912–1912

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Chaumière, 1912–1912

Sale Date: December 16, 2002

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Le violoniste

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Le violoniste

Sale Date: December 5, 2002

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Jeune homme agenouillé

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Jeune homme agenouillé

Sale Date: November 28, 2002

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Caricature de Puvis de Chavannes au..., 1896–1896

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Caricature de Puvis de Chavannes au..., 1896–1896

Sale Date: November 27, 2002

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Le pauvre pêcheur, 1897–1897

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Le pauvre pêcheur, 1897–1897

Sale Date: November 24, 2002

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Normandie

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Normandie

Sale Date: November 22, 2002

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Buste de fillette

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Buste de fillette

Sale Date: November 22, 2002

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Le pauvre pêcheur, 1897–1897

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Le pauvre pêcheur, 1897–1897

Sale Date: November 7, 2002

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Centenaire de la lithographie, 1895, 1895–1895

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Centenaire de la lithographie, 1895, 1895–1895

Sale Date: October 9, 2002

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Scène

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Scène

Sale Date: June 23, 2002

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Le pauvre pêcheur, 1897–1897

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Le pauvre pêcheur, 1897–1897

Sale Date: May 2, 2002

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Drame, 1896–1896

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Drame, 1896–1896

Sale Date: May 2, 2002

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Le violoniste

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Le violoniste

Sale Date: April 9, 2002

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L'enfant prodigue

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L'enfant prodigue

Sale Date: March 24, 2002

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Académie d'homme debout, vu de profil, le bras...

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Académie d'homme debout, vu de profil, le bras...

Sale Date: March 22, 2002

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Nu de femme portant une cruche

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Nu de femme portant une cruche

Sale Date: March 22, 2002

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Homme nu de dos

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Homme nu de dos

Sale Date: March 22, 2002

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Jeune femme antique

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Jeune femme antique

Sale Date: February 10, 2002

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Baigneuse sous les arbres

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Baigneuse sous les arbres

Sale Date: December 14, 2001

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Mère et enfant

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Mère et enfant

Sale Date: December 10, 2001

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Aus dem Leben der heiligen Genoveva, 1870–1880

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Aus dem Leben der heiligen Genoveva, 1870–1880

Sale Date: November 30, 2001

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Femme nue assise

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Femme nue assise

Sale Date: November 23, 2001

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Figures au drapé transparent

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Figures au drapé transparent

Sale Date: July 4, 2001

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