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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Two female nudes.

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Two female nudes.

Sale Date: September 23, 2022

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Sainte Geneviève veillant sur Paris,..., 1875–1876

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Sainte Geneviève veillant sur Paris,..., 1875–1876

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Etude au crayon pour la femme enfournant un...

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Etude au crayon pour la femme enfournant un...

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Etude d’homme glorifiant la statue de la..., 1889

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Etude d’homme glorifiant la statue de la..., 1889

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Paysage montagneux

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Paysage montagneux

Sale Date: June 19, 2022

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Nu féminin de dos, étude pour 'L'Eté, 1873

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Nu féminin de dos, étude pour 'L'Eté, 1873

Sale Date: March 23, 2022

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Le bain

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Sale Date: February 16, 2022

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Le bain

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Sale Date: February 10, 2022

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Caricature

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Sale Date: November 26, 2021

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Profil

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Sale Date: October 28, 2021

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Etude de main, 1884–1885

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Etude de main, 1884–1885

Sale Date: October 22, 2021

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Etude pour la philosophie, 1896

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Etude pour la philosophie, 1896

Sale Date: October 22, 2021

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Inspecteur des eaux / fonctionnaire (?) de la...

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Inspecteur des eaux / fonctionnaire (?) de la...

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La Fantaisie

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Sale Date: June 9, 2021

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Etude pour « Le ravitaillement de Paris »

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Etude pour « Le ravitaillement de Paris »

Sale Date: June 9, 2021

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ETUDE DE NU FEMININ, CIRCA 1861, 1861

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

ETUDE DE NU FEMININ, CIRCA 1861, 1861

Sale Date: April 13, 2021

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Feuille d’étude : six études de femmes et enfants

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Feuille d’étude : six études de femmes et enfants

Sale Date: April 2, 2021

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Étude de figure tenant une lyre : muse...

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Étude de figure tenant une lyre : muse...

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Portrait d’enfant

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Portrait d’enfant

Sale Date: April 2, 2021

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Garcon s'appuyant sur un ane, 1874–1879

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Garcon s'appuyant sur un ane, 1874–1879

Sale Date: March 31, 2021

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Garçon nu debout regardant derrière lui, 1871

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Garçon nu debout regardant derrière lui, 1871

Sale Date: March 24, 2021

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Garçon nu tenant une corbeille

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Garçon nu tenant une corbeille

Sale Date: March 24, 2021

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Portrait d’Alexandre Séon, 1886

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Portrait d’Alexandre Séon, 1886

Sale Date: December 15, 2020

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Le rêve

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Sale Date: December 14, 2020

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