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Pierre Puvis de Chavannes · 2e moitié 19e siècle
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes: 1824–1898
Other names (9)
chavannes de P., p. de chavannes, Pierre-Cécile Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre Henri Puvis de Chavanne, Pierre Puvis da Chavannes, Pierre Puvis De Chavannes, P. Puvis de Chavannes, Puvis de Chavannes, Pʻu-wei Te Hsia-fan-na
Biography
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ pyvi də ʃavan]; 14 December 1824 – 24 October 1898) was a French painter 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, and he aided medallists by designs and suggestions for their works. 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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Influenced by
- Hendrik Scheffereditorial inference
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- Thomas Coutureeditorial inference
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Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
Later influence
- Stanisław Wyspiańskieditorial inference
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- Theodor Palladyeditorial inference
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Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Alphonse Osberteditorial inference
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The cited biography explicitly attributes artistic influence or inspiration to the named painter(s); retained as a secondary-source assertion. Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- Henri-Edmond Crosseditorial inference
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- Charles Holroydeditorial inference
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- Ramon Casaseditorial inference
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- Hanna Frosterus-Segerstråleeditorial inference
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Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Magnus Enckelleditorial inference
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- Auguste Donnayeditorial inference
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- Hans Ungereditorial inference
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Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified.
- Konstantinos Partheniseditorial inference
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The curator traces Puvis de Chavannes's example in Parthenis's mature allegorical painting. The cited scholarly interpretation was read; it is not labelled a scholarly consensus.
- Hans Nikolaj Hanseneditorial inference
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Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Aristide Mailloleditorial inference
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Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified.
- Maria Wiikeditorial inference
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Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Maurice Deniseditorial inference
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Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified.
- Edwin Howland Blashfieldeditorial inference
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The biography identifies Pierre Puvis de Chavannes as an artistic influence on Edwin Blashfield. Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- Eugeniusz Zakeditorial inference
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The biography identifies Pierre Puvis de Chavannes as an artistic influence on Eugeniusz Zak. Puvis de Chavannes's Poor Fisherman is specifically identified as inspiring several Żak works. Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- Ernest Leopold Sicheleditorial inference
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The biography identifies Pierre Puvis de Chavannes as an artistic influence on Ernest Leopold Sichel. The influence concerns Sichel's encounter with Puvis de Chavannes's paintings in Paris; Swan is a travelling friend. Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
Artworks by year
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Museums & collections
Documented holdings of works attributed to Pierre Puvis de Chavannes. Check the museum’s record for current display information.
- musée des beaux-arts — Marseille73 recorded works
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art18 recorded works
- National Gallery of Art14 recorded works
- The Cleveland Museum of Art12 recorded works
- Art Institute of Chicago10 recorded works
- musée de Brou — Bourg-en-Bresse10 recorded works
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris7 recorded works
- Minneapolis Institute of Art4 recorded works
- Musée Carnavalet2 recorded works
- musée municipal — Louhans-Châteaurenaud2 recorded works
- musée Saint-Nazaire — Bourbon-Lancy2 recorded works
- Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts2 recorded works
- Walters Art Museum2 recorded works
- Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham, UK1 recorded work
- Finnish National Gallery1 recorded work
- musée de Picardie — Amiens1 recorded work
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen1 recorded work
- musée des beaux-arts — Lille1 recorded work
- Musée d’Orsay1 recorded work
- Musée du Louvre1 recorded work
- musée Grobet-Labadié — Marseille1 recorded work
- musée Paul Dini — Villefranche-sur-Saône1 recorded work
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- Wikidata (CC0)
- National Gallery of Art
- Museum authority country review
- Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Museum authority country review
- US museum and gallery creator authorities
- Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Expanded artwork research — official museum evidence
- Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)