The world of Pierre Puvis de ChavannesPuvis de Chavannes reinvents large mural painting with calm figures, a matte color and a deliberately simplified space, between history and dreams.
1824 - 1898Life of the French muralist painter
1861Start of the great decorative cycle of Amiens
1884 - 1889Creation of the Sacred Wood for the Sorbonne
° 2,000Paintings, decorations, drawings and studies created - overall estimate
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1824 -1898 · Public wall, allegory and monumental silence
Puvis de Chavannes reinvents large mural painting with calm figures, a matte color and a deliberately simplified space, between history and dreams.
Born in Lyon in 1824, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes trained briefly with Henry Scheffer and Thomas Couture, but above all constructed his language independently. Going against the grain of spectacular history painting, he seeks a silent monumentality: figures with slowed gestures, bare landscapes and palette of grays, blues, greens and ochres seem to belong to a suspended time. His large decorations for the museums of Amiens and Lyon, the Pantheon, the Paris City Hall and the Sorbonne seem to belong to a suspended time. His large decorations for the museums of Amiens and Lyon, the Pantheon, the Paris City Hall and the Sorbonne seem to belong to a suspended time. His large decorations for the museums of Amiens and Lyon, the Pantheon, the Paris City Hall and the Sorbonne seem to belong to a suspended time. His large decorations for the museums of Amiens and Lyon, the Pantheon, the Paris City Hall and the Sorbonne seem to belong to a suspended time. His large decorations for the museums of Amiens and Lyon, the Pantheon, the Paris City Hall and the Sorbonne seem to belong to a suspended time. His large decorations for the museums of Amiens and Lyon, the Panthe specific event; they offer an idealized collective memory. The matte surface sometimes imitates the effect of the fresco and respects architecture rather than opening up an illusionist depth. Admired by Seurat, Gauguin, the symbolists and future modernists, Puvis becomes an essential passage between 19th century muralism and modern art. The "Pierre Puvis de Chavannes" selection notably compares Games for the Fatherland and Between the Arts and Nature. His reading favors the material.
Puvis does not fill the wall with action: he slows down the figure until gesture, landscape and architecture share the same silence.
Course & style
Journey, subjects and pictorial language
Look for a path outside of the Narrative Salon
Travels, workshops and critical refusals lead to personal monumentality. This milestone sheds light on the "Pierre Puvis de Chavannes" collection by favoring the material.
Conquer the public wall
Amiens, Pantheon and civic commissions established his reputation.
Become a symbolist reference
Sorbonne, Lyon and international influence dedicate its language.
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Matte color
The attenuated palette brings the canvas closer to the fresco and the wall. This line guides a reading of "Pierre Puvis de Chavannes" centered on the material.
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Slowed gesture
Each figure acts with solemnity without theatrical emphasis.
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Shallow space
Plans and silhouettes respect the architectural surface.
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Open allegory
The subject brings together values without imposing a single reading.
Explore by universe
Entering homeland, arts, shepherd and sleep
The active works show four dimensions of a wall world designed for memory and contemplation.
Homeland01
Give an image to the collective
Game, youth and landscape evoke community without a military scene.
For the civic. Reading of "Pierre Puvis de Chavannes" through the material.Arts02
Bringing creation and nature together
Figures and landscape make up an ideal balance of disciplines.
For allegoryShepherd03
Rediscover an ancient simplicity
Music and pastoral suspend modern times.
For poetrySleep04
Make rest a monument
Body and landscape share a meditative stillness.
For silenceHomeland · Puvis05
Games for the homeland
The civic scene replaces heroism with a calm agreement between youth and landscape.
Landmark work by Pierre Puvis de ChavannesArts · Puvis06
Between the arts and nature
Creation and nature respond to each other in a composition designed like an inhabited wall.
Landmark work by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
Works to discover
Four works by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
Games for the Fatherland, Between the Arts and Nature, The Shepherd's Song and Sleep summarize his art of peaceful allegory.
Each painting is made in oil on canvas by a specialized artist, then checked with you before shipping.
From the work to your interior
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Choice of workSubject, orientation and dimensions adapted to your wall.
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Each reproduction is unique. Slight variations of touch and material testify to the painter's manual work.
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Choose a reproduction of Puvis de Chavannes
A light wood, matte gold or stone frame and a loose format will respect the sobriety of the tones and the wall balance; let a deep breath around the image.
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