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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Petit nSgre, marchand de tortues à Venise, 1854

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Petit nSgre, marchand de tortues à Venise, 1854

Sale Date: April 3, 1995

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Esquisse pour Les muses inspiratrices..., 1895

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Esquisse pour Les muses inspiratrices..., 1895

Sale Date: December 15, 1994

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Etude pour Ave Picardia Nutrix, 1865

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Etude pour Ave Picardia Nutrix, 1865

Sale Date: December 15, 1994

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Portrait de jeune homme

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Portrait de jeune homme

Sale Date: December 3, 1994

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Etude pour un personnage de la cage d'escalier...

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Etude pour un personnage de la cage d'escalier...

Sale Date: December 3, 1994

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Etudes pour diverses compositions

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Etudes pour diverses compositions

Sale Date: November 18, 1994

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LE PAUVRE PECHEUR, 1897

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LE PAUVRE PECHEUR, 1897

Sale Date: November 18, 1994

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PAYSAGE BLEU

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PAYSAGE BLEU

Sale Date: October 26, 1994

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Le pauvre pecheur

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Le pauvre pecheur

Sale Date: October 19, 1994

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UNE JEUNE FEMME NUE TENANT UNE CRUCHE...

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UNE JEUNE FEMME NUE TENANT UNE CRUCHE...

Sale Date: June 20, 1994

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MAISON AU BORD D'UN FLEUVE

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MAISON AU BORD D'UN FLEUVE

Sale Date: June 19, 1994

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STUDY OF A SLEEPING WOMAN

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

STUDY OF A SLEEPING WOMAN

Sale Date: June 15, 1994

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Esquisse pour l'Automne, 1824

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Esquisse pour l'Automne, 1824

Sale Date: June 10, 1994

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Etudes pour diverses compositions

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Etudes pour diverses compositions

Sale Date: June 8, 1994

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Normandie, 1893

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Normandie, 1893

Sale Date: June 3, 1994

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ETUDE DE NU

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ETUDE DE NU

Sale Date: May 10, 1994

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ETUDE POUR SALOME, DE LA DECOLLATION DE..., 1869

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ETUDE POUR SALOME, DE LA DECOLLATION DE..., 1869

Sale Date: April 29, 1994

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ETUDE POUR SALOME, EN BUSTE, 1869

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

ETUDE POUR SALOME, EN BUSTE, 1869

Sale Date: April 29, 1994

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FIGURES AT A FORGE

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

FIGURES AT A FORGE

Sale Date: January 19, 1994

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LA FEE DES GREVES, 1887

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

LA FEE DES GREVES, 1887

Sale Date: December 1, 1993

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Etude pour l'homme soufflant dans une..., 1854–1855

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Etude pour l'homme soufflant dans une..., 1854–1855

Sale Date: November 12, 1993

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Sainte Geneviève veillant sur Paris

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Sainte Geneviève veillant sur Paris

Sale Date: November 12, 1993

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Etude de drapé

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Etude de drapé

Sale Date: November 12, 1993

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Femme et Soldat

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Femme et Soldat

Sale Date: November 12, 1993

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