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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Étude d'homme à genoux

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Étude d'homme à genoux

Sale Date: December 1, 2008

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Jeune potier

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Sale Date: November 19, 2008

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Trois études d'hommes vus de dos (3 works in 1...

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Trois études d'hommes vus de dos (3 works in 1...

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Figure d'homme (+ Berger appuyé sur un baton,...

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Figure d'homme (+ Berger appuyé sur un baton,...

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Un homme assis en train de manger, 1842

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Un homme assis en train de manger, 1842

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St. Jean

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

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Portrait de jeune fille

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Portrait de jeune fille

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Femme de profil

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Femme de profil

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Bellum

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

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Flötenspieler

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Flötenspieler

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Sitzender männlicher Akt mit männlicher..., 1881

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Sitzender männlicher Akt mit männlicher..., 1881

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Charity

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

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Femme tenant une écuelle

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Femme tenant une écuelle

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Femme nue assise jouant avec une chèvre

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Femme nue assise jouant avec une chèvre

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Étude de femme à genoux vue de dos

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Étude de femme à genoux vue de dos

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The decapitation of Saint Denis

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

The decapitation of Saint Denis

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La Charité

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Sale Date: November 17, 2007

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La liseuse, 1885–1887

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

La liseuse, 1885–1887

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Jeune noir au sabre, 1850

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Jeune noir au sabre, 1850

Sale Date: December 10, 2007

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The Supplication

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The Supplication

Sale Date: November 7, 2007

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Scène mythologique

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Scène mythologique

Sale Date: October 21, 2007

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L'Aurore, 1890

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

L'Aurore, 1890

Sale Date: August 5, 2007

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Étude d'homme à genou

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Étude d'homme à genou

Sale Date: June 29, 2007

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Académie d'homme avec mise au carreau

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Académie d'homme avec mise au carreau

Sale Date: June 27, 2007

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