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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Etude pour le bois sacré

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Etude pour le bois sacré

Sale Date: June 7, 2018

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Femme allongée vêtue à l'antique

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Femme allongée vêtue à l'antique

Sale Date: March 27, 2018

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THE CAVALCADE OF THE MARTYRS FOR THE PANTHEON

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THE CAVALCADE OF THE MARTYRS FOR THE PANTHEON

Sale Date: February 1, 2018

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Etude pour Marseille, vers 1869, 1869

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Etude pour Marseille, vers 1869, 1869

Sale Date: December 19, 2017

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Étude à la sanguine, cachet d'atelier en bas , 1884

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Étude à la sanguine, cachet d'atelier en bas , 1884

Sale Date: December 4, 2017

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Studio per

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Studio per "L'eté"

Sale Date: October 28, 2017

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Studio per

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Studio per "La Pitié" di Mosca, 1887

Sale Date: October 28, 2017

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Esquisse pour le Christ aux outrages : scène de...

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Esquisse pour le Christ aux outrages : scène de...

Sale Date: October 27, 2017

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Etude pour Les jeunes filles au bord de mer

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Etude pour Les jeunes filles au bord de mer

Sale Date: March 22, 2017

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Two lithographs, 1893

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Two lithographs, 1893

Sale Date: March 2, 2017

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Esquisse pour: Sainte Geneviève enfant..., 1874–1876

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Esquisse pour: Sainte Geneviève enfant..., 1874–1876

Sale Date: December 12, 2016

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Untitled (Six Lunettes, Study for Mural)

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Untitled (Six Lunettes, Study for Mural)

Sale Date: November 5, 2016

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Nu féminin assis de dos

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Nu féminin assis de dos

Sale Date: October 11, 2016

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Nu féminin allongé

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Nu féminin allongé

Sale Date: October 11, 2016

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Femme nue assise

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Femme nue assise

Sale Date: September 22, 2016

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Nu de femme portant une cruche

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Nu de femme portant une cruche

Sale Date: August 6, 2016

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Trois dessins dans un même montage

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Trois dessins dans un même montage

Sale Date: June 8, 2016

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La foi, l'espérance et la charité

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

La foi, l'espérance et la charité

Sale Date: June 14, 2016

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Etude de figure

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Etude de figure

Sale Date: March 31, 2016

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Etude de figure agenouillée

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Etude de figure agenouillée

Sale Date: March 31, 2016

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Etude pour l’Hiver, 1896

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Etude pour l’Hiver, 1896

Sale Date: April 1, 2016

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Étude pour une muse

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Étude pour une muse

Sale Date: February 16, 2016

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Le pauvre Pêcheur, 1897

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Le pauvre Pêcheur, 1897

Sale Date: December 11, 2015

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Etude pour Sainte Geneviève ravitaillant Paris

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Etude pour Sainte Geneviève ravitaillant Paris

Sale Date: November 25, 2015

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