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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Tête de femme, vue de profil (study)

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Tête de femme, vue de profil (study)

Sale Date: March 29, 2012

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Tête de jeune fille, 1896

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Tête de jeune fille, 1896

Sale Date: February 17, 2012

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L'expulsion d'Eden

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L'expulsion d'Eden

Sale Date: January 25, 2012

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Pan et Syrinx

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Pan et Syrinx

Sale Date: December 6, 2011

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Allégorie des sciences (study)

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Allégorie des sciences (study)

Sale Date: November 30, 2011

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Tête de jeune fille, 1896

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Tête de jeune fille, 1896

Sale Date: December 2, 2011

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Virgil, 1895–1896

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Virgil, 1895–1896

Sale Date: November 21, 2011

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Scène de massacre, 1850

Circle of Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Scène de massacre, 1850

Sale Date: June 22, 2011

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Le marchand de tortues, à Venise, 1854

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Le marchand de tortues, à Venise, 1854

Sale Date: June 23, 2011

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La récolte abondante (study), 1880–1889

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes and Victor Koos

La récolte abondante (study), 1880–1889

Sale Date: June 21, 2011

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Saint Loup arrêtant Attila

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Saint Loup arrêtant Attila

Sale Date: June 20, 2011

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Nu

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Nu

Sale Date: May 30, 2011

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Compatir protéger

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Compatir protéger

Sale Date: May 18, 2011

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La pêcheuse, 1887

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

La pêcheuse, 1887

Sale Date: May 16, 2011

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Un homme à cheval et sept visages caricaturaux...

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Un homme à cheval et sept visages caricaturaux...

Sale Date: May 4, 2011

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Seated nude, 1898

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Seated nude, 1898

Sale Date: May 4, 2011

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Un enfant et une femme (study)

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Un enfant et une femme (study)

Sale Date: March 30, 2011

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Homme barbu à demi couché (study for Le fils...

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Homme barbu à demi couché (study for Le fils...

Sale Date: March 30, 2011

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Femme (study)

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Femme (study)

Sale Date: March 30, 2011

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Trois femmes et un jeune garçon tenant un bâton...

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Trois femmes et un jeune garçon tenant un bâton...

Sale Date: March 30, 2011

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Trois femmes et un jeune enfant portant un livre

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Trois femmes et un jeune enfant portant un livre

Sale Date: March 30, 2011

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Femme allongée

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Femme allongée

Sale Date: March 31, 2011

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Figure de femme en pied

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Figure de femme en pied

Sale Date: March 30, 2011

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Personnages (study)(+ Homme debout(study); verso)

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Personnages (study)(+ Homme debout(study); verso)

Sale Date: March 2, 2011

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