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The River

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The River

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

ca. 1864

Medium

Oil on paper, laid down on canvas

Tags

Female Nudes Rivers Landscapes Bathing

Dimensions

51 x 99 1/4 in. (129.5 x 252.1 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Wolfe Fund, 1926

Classification

Drawings

Department

European Paintings

Rights

Public Domain

About Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

1824–1898 • France

He is known primarily for large decorative compositions of figures in landscapes. He is generally regarded as a precursor of Symbolism, but in reality he was independent of any contemporary movement; his works influenced both academic and avant-garde artists. French artist. Comment on works: history, mythology

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