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Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
(14th Dec, 1824 - 24th Oct, 1898)
Le pauvre pêcheur
1881
Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski
musée d'Orsay
http://www.musee-orsay.fr/
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Keywords:
Symbolism (movement)
fisherman
family
poverty
boat (small)
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About the artwork
Title:
Le pauvre pêcheur
Periods:
19th century
contemporary period from 1789 until 1914
XIXth century
Techniques:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
1555 x 1925
Inventory number:
RF506
Location:
musée d'Orsay
See more about this artwork:
On the Musée d'Orsay website
About the author(s)
Author:
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
Also known as:
Pierre-Cécile Puvis de Chavannes
Pierre Cécile Puvis de Chavannes
Pierre Cecile Puvis de Chavannes
Pierre Cecile Puvis De Chavannes
Pʻu-wei Te Hsia-fan-na
Pierre-Cecile Puvis de Chavannes
Pierre Puvis De Chavannes
Born:
14th Dec, 1824
Dead:
24th Oct, 1898
Country:
France
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
(14 December 1824 – 24 October 1898) was a French painter best 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. 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".
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