Art, literature & historyStudy for "Massilia, Greek Colony": Four Male Nudes in the Act of Levering a Heavy Object
c. 1867/1868
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- graphite with pale brown wash, partially squared and extensively pricked, on light brown paper
- Dimensions
- sheet: 79.69 × 99.06 cm (31 3/8 × 39 in.)
- Collection no.
- 2019.45.18
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Study for "Massilia, Greek Colony": Four Male Nudes in the Act of Levering a Heavy Object — Pierre Puvis de Chavannes. c. 1867/1868.
Medium: graphite with pale brown wash, partially squared and extensively pricked, on light brown paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): sheet: 79.69 × 99.06 cm (31 3/8 × 39 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2019.45.18. Bequest of William B. Jordan and Robert Dean Brownlee.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.