A Standing Male Nude

Pierre Puvis de ChavannesWW-1874-291991

1874·black chalk with stumping on tracing paper, squared for transfer·sheet: 35.2 × 19.9 cm (13 7/8 × 7 13/16 in.)

Catalogue

Year: 1874
Medium: black chalk with stumping on tracing paper, squared for transfer
Dimensions: sheet: 35.2 × 19.9 cm (13 7/8 × 7 13/16 in.)
Collection: National Gallery of Art
Artist: Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Artist

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Painting

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes 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".

Lyon, France

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