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 de nu assis

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Etude de nu assis

Sale Date: April 11, 2024

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(i) Étude pour

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

(i) Étude pour "Le Pigeon voyageur"; (ii)..., 1870

Sale Date: April 10, 2024

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Étude pour 'Le Recueillement', 1867

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Étude pour 'Le Recueillement', 1867

Sale Date: April 10, 2024

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Le Recueillement, 1867

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Le Recueillement, 1867

Sale Date: April 10, 2024

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Sous-bois

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Sale Date: March 22, 2024

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Vallée de Chamonix

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Vallée de Chamonix

Sale Date: March 22, 2024

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Sainte Radegonde Prenant le Voile et..., 1897–1898

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Sainte Radegonde Prenant le Voile et..., 1897–1898

Sale Date: February 27, 2024

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Study of a seated nude figure

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Study of a seated nude figure

Sale Date: February 1, 2024

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Study of a standing woman for L'Automne

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Study of a standing woman for L'Automne

Sale Date: February 2, 2024

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Portrait.

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Sale Date: December 7, 2023

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Projet de peinture murale « Ludus pro Patria «

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Projet de peinture murale « Ludus pro Patria «

Sale Date: November 21, 2023

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Sainte Geneviève veillant sur Paris, 1898

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Sainte Geneviève veillant sur Paris, 1898

Sale Date: June 15, 2023

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Autumn | L'automne

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Autumn | L'automne

Sale Date: June 14, 2023

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Harvest Scene

Circle of Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Harvest Scene

Sale Date: April 5, 2023

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Étude pour Ave Picardia Nutrix

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Étude pour Ave Picardia Nutrix

Sale Date: March 24, 2023

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Etude

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Sale Date: March 17, 2023

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Etude pour Sainte Geneviève ravitaillant Paris

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Etude pour Sainte Geneviève ravitaillant Paris

Sale Date: March 17, 2023

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Étude pour l’Enfance de sainte Geneviève

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Étude pour l’Enfance de sainte Geneviève

Sale Date: March 22, 2023

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Orphée assis tenant sa lyre

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Orphée assis tenant sa lyre

Sale Date: March 22, 2023

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Tête de jeune femme: portrait présumé de Jeanne...

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Tête de jeune femme: portrait présumé de Jeanne...

Sale Date: March 22, 2023

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Projet pour Ludus Pro Patria, 1879–1880

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Projet pour Ludus Pro Patria, 1879–1880

Sale Date: March 23, 2023

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Le rêve

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Sale Date: February 22, 2023

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L'abondance, ou Le feu

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

L'abondance, ou Le feu

Sale Date: November 9, 2022

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Scène paysanne

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Scène paysanne

Sale Date: October 14, 2022

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