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1873·Watercolor and gouache, over graphite, with a border in silver paint and pen and black ink, on cream wove laminate board·Image: 22.5 × 36.2 cm (8 7/8 × 14 5/16 in.); Sheet: 24.3 × 38 cm (9 5/8 × 15 in.)

Catalogue

Year: 1873
Medium: Watercolor and gouache, over graphite, with a border in silver paint and pen and black ink, on cream wove laminate board
Dimensions: Image: 22.5 × 36.2 cm (8 7/8 × 14 5/16 in.); Sheet: 24.3 × 38 cm (9 5/8 × 15 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Artist

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Painting

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes was a French painter known for his mural painting, who came to be known as "the painter for France". He became the co-founder and president of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, and his work influenced many other artists, notably Robert Genin, and he aided medallists by designs and suggestions for their works. Puvis de Chavannes was a prominent painter in the early Third Republic. Émile Zola described his work as "an art made of reason, passion, and will".

Lyon, France

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