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Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

68 works

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Charcoal study of a seated nude woman seen from behind, leaning toward a draped table on tan paper.

Study of a Seated Nude Female Model Drawing

c. 1888-1898

Charcoal and white chalk study of a crouching nude woman with an extended arm, on a toned grey-brown ground with grid lines.

Study for the Mother in The Fisherman's Family

c. 1875

Painting of figures harvesting and pressing apples beside barrels, thatched huts, and grazing sheep in a rural landscape.

Cider

ca. 1864

Painting of nude women bathing and washing cloth beside a river, with men working on a bridge and boat in the background.

The River

ca. 1864

Man's head, profile to the left (MCB 142)

1894

Charcoal drawing of a reclining nude male figure with one arm raised overhead, shaded in soft graphite tones.

Study for The War

1861

Red chalk drawing of a standing male nude leaning forward with one arm bent across his body and hand near his face.

Male Nude

1891

Charcoal sketch of a standing nude woman holding a thin stick, with handwritten 'Carmen 67 rue Lepic' at upper right.

Carmen

last half 1800s

Female Nude

1891

Charcoal sketch of a seated nude woman with head bowed and arms around her knees, set against a faint rocky landscape.

Study of a Female Nude (possibly for an unrealized allegorical painting) (recto)

1800s

Pencil study of robed figures gathered among trees near a classical structure, with a reclining figure above.

Compositional study for The Sacred Grove, Beloved of the Arts and the Muses

1883/84

Charcoal sketch of a seated woman in a striped dress beside a small standing nude study on pale paper.

Study of Madame Marie Cantacuzène; Study of Standing Female Nude

c. 1883

Nude man in profile to the left standing (MCB 136)

1894

Pencil sketch of a seated female nude with long hair beside a landscape, with drapery studies on the verso.

Study of a Female Nude (possibly for an unrealized allegorical painting) (recto); Studies of Drapery and Study of a L…

1800s

Graphite sketch of loosely draped fabric falling over a figure's shoulder, with faint construction lines on tan paper.

Drapery Study

second half 1800s

Charcoal and white chalk drawing on tan paper of a reclining female nude seen from behind, with a striped cloth beneath her.

Study of a Sleeping Woman

c. 1867

Pen and ink drawing of sleeping figures on a shore under a large tree, with a setting sun over the sea.

Sleep: sketch for the painting, now in the museum at Lille

1840-98

Charcoal study of a reclining nude man, a horse head, a rearing horse, and a draped female figure on toned paper.

Sketch for War, painting in the Museum of Picardy at Amiens

ca. 1861

Pencil and watercolor sketch of nude bathers beside a tree in a forest clearing, with a seated figure in red drapery.

Bathers

ca. 1864

Graphite study of a nude male figure with hand raised to chin, drawn over a blue grid on tan paper.

Study for Geometry in "The Sorbonne"

1886-87

Graphite study of a nude seated figure, head bowed and arms around the knees, drawn over a squared grid on tan paper.

Seated Figure: Study for "A Vision of Antiquity"

1883-85

Graphite sketch of a standing woman in classical drapery holding a vessel, with a tree trunk behind her, on tan paper.

A Muse of Poetry

19th century

Watercolor drawing of an arcaded cloister with robed figures, cypresses under a crescent moon, and a blue painted nativity pa

Christian Inspiration

1883-86

Pen and ink sketch of figures unloading cargo beside sailing ships with masts, on tan paper.

Figures Unloading Cargo from Sailing Vessels

19th century

Pencil drawing of a standing nude woman raising one arm to hold a sprig of leaves, with a squared grid over the sheet.

Stehender Frauenakt, schräg nach links, einen Kranz in der erhobenen Rechten

1883

Anciana de perfil

1850

Loose dark lithograph of a standing nude woman with flowing hair, draped cloth, and a wing-like arc behind her, on pale paper

La Fortune [Fortune]

1895

Graphite sketch of a bearded fisherman standing in a boat with a mast, while two children play on a shore behind him.

The Poor Fisherman (Le Pauvre pêcheur)

1897

Head of a Woman

c. 1890

Pen and ink drawing of two nude figures in a forest with a winged horse rearing among trees and clouds.

Fantasy

1824-98

Two reddish-brown chalk sketches of nude women: one seated seen from behind, one reclining on her stomach with a raised leg.

Croquis (Sketches)

1895

Sepia study of two nude male figures standing on rocky ground over faint grid lines, drawn on tan paper.

Étude

1895