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 Sainte Geneviève ravitaillant Paris

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Etude pour Sainte Geneviève ravitaillant Paris

Sale Date: November 25, 2015

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Etude de figures pour Le Bois sacré cher aux...

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Etude de figures pour Le Bois sacré cher aux...

Sale Date: November 25, 2015

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Tête de femme

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Tête de femme

Sale Date: November 25, 2015

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Étude de femme à l’antique portant une amphore

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Étude de femme à l’antique portant une amphore

Sale Date: November 18, 2015

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Studio per «Pescatore sulla barca

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Studio per «Pescatore sulla barca

Sale Date: October 31, 2015

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Studio per «La Pitié» di Mosca

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Studio per «La Pitié» di Mosca

Sale Date: October 31, 2015

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Studio per L'éte

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Studio per L'éte

Sale Date: October 31, 2015

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Unfinished Pastoral Scene, 1900–1925

In the manner of Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Unfinished Pastoral Scene, 1900–1925

Sale Date: October 14, 2015

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Femme nue, de dos, avec une chèvre

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Femme nue, de dos, avec une chèvre

Sale Date: September 29, 2015

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Étude de baigneuses

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Étude de baigneuses

Sale Date: March 26, 2015

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Étude de femme à l’antique portant une amphore

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Étude de femme à l’antique portant une amphore

Sale Date: May 13, 2015

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Académie de femme

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Académie de femme

Sale Date: March 25, 2015

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Couple de bergers et son troupeau de chèvres...

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Couple de bergers et son troupeau de chèvres...

Sale Date: March 27, 2015

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A standing female nude

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

A standing female nude

Sale Date: January 29, 2015

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Estudio para la decoración del gran anfiteatro...

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Estudio para la decoración del gran anfiteatro...

Sale Date: December 17, 2014

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Landscape, 2nd Half 19th C

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Landscape, 2nd Half 19th C

Sale Date: December 3, 2014

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Etude pour Le Ravitaillement de Paris Décor au...

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Etude pour Le Ravitaillement de Paris Décor au...

Sale Date: November 14, 2014

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Nu allongé

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Nu allongé

Sale Date: November 5, 2014

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Étude d'homme pour Concordia

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Étude d'homme pour Concordia

Sale Date: November 5, 2014

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Étude pour la Poésie

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Étude pour la Poésie

Sale Date: November 5, 2014

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Étude de deux têtes

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Étude de deux têtes

Sale Date: November 5, 2014

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Étude de draperie pour deux figures féminines

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Étude de draperie pour deux figures féminines

Sale Date: November 5, 2014

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Left hand

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Left hand

Sale Date: October 25, 2014

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Untitled (Study for sleep), 1867

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Untitled (Study for sleep), 1867

Sale Date: October 25, 2014

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