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Croquis (Sketches)
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| Artist / Maker | Pierre Puvis de Chavannes |
|---|---|
| Date | 1895 |
| Culture / Origin | French |
| Medium | lithograph in red-brown on heavy japan paper |
| Dimensions | sheet: 37.8 x 28.3 cm (14 7/8 x 11 1/8 in.) |
| Department | Portfolio |
| Type | Portfolio |
About the Artist
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes was born into a bourgeois family. His father intended his son to enroll at the École Polytechnique in Paris. After a prolonged illness, however, Puvis instead entered the Faculté de Droit. He became interested in art during a trip to Italy in 1846, and the following year he began studying with Henri Scheffer (1798-1862). Puvis returned to Italy in 1848 with Louis Bauderon de Vermeron (1809-1870), where he became interested in the art of mural painting.… Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: National Gallery of Art, Washington · Licence: CC0.
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