Two Flying Figures with a Lyre (Study for The Sacred Grove, Beloved of the Arts and the Muses)

1878·Graphite and charcoal, heightened with touches of white chalk, on tan tracing paper, squared in charcoal, laid down on cream wood pulp laminate board·Primary support: 27.2 × 47.7 cm (10 3/4 × 18 13/16 in.); Secondary support: 30.7 × 51 cm (12 1/8 × 20 1/8 in.)

<p>Study for the painting <em>Le Bois Sacre, </em> c.1883 Graphite and charcoal, heightened with touches of white chalk on tan tracing paper squared in charcoal, laid down on cream cardboard</p>

Catalogue

Year: 1878
Medium: Graphite and charcoal, heightened with touches of white chalk, on tan tracing paper, squared in charcoal, laid down on cream wood pulp laminate board
Dimensions: Primary support: 27.2 × 47.7 cm (10 3/4 × 18 13/16 in.); Secondary support: 30.7 × 51 cm (12 1/8 × 20 1/8 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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