Summer. Design for the reception hall ("Zodiac Salon") of the Hotel de Ville, Paris

ca. 1887–91

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Pastel and gouache on paper, mounted on canvas
Dimensions: sheet: 52 5/8 x 32 1/2 in. (133.7 x 82.5 cm)
Collection no.: 1991.464
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Summer. Design for the reception hall ("Zodiac Salon") of the Hotel de Ville, Paris — Pierre Puvis de Chavannes. ca. 1887–91.

Medium: Pastel and gouache on paper, mounted on canvas. Dimensions: sheet: 52 5/8 x 32 1/2 in. (133.7 x 82.5 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Gift of Doctors Arthur and Luce Klein, 1991.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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