Pierre’s work is defined by its nineteenth century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

The Sacred Grove, Beloved of the Arts and the Muses
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (French, 1824–1898)

The Fisherman's Family
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (French, 1824–1898)

Reclining Male Nude
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes French, 1824-1898

In the Heather
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (French, 1824–1898)

Study of a Sleeping Woman
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes French, 1824-1898

Fisherman's Family
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes French, 1824-1898
![La Fortune [Fortune]](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/f9fe0627-66fc-af94-6f71-d9b804a49938/full/400,/0/default.jpg)
La Fortune [Fortune]
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (French, 1824-1898) published by L'Estampe originale (French, 1893-1895)

Summer
Attributed to Pierre Puvis de Chavannes French, 1824-1898

Fisherman's Family
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes French, 1824-1898

Compositional study for The Sacred Grove, Beloved of the Arts and the Muses
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes French, 1824-1898

Two Flying Figures with a Lyre (Study for The Sacred Grove, Beloved of the Arts and the Muses)
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes French, 1824-1898

Head of a Woman
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes French, 1824-1898

Vanitas of Venus: Parisian Virtues
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes French, 1824-1898

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, Portrait and Composition
Marcellin Gilbert Desboutin French, 1823–1902

Pastoral Life of Saint Geneviève (right panel)
Georges-William Thornley (French, 1875-1935) after Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (French, 1824-1898)

Pastoral Life of Saint Geneviève (left panel)
Georges-William Thornley (French, 1857-1935) after Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (French, 1824-1898)

Pastoral Life of Saint Geneviève (center panel)
Georges-William Thornley (French, 1857-1935) after Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (French, 1824-1898)

Legendary Saints of France (center frieze)
Georges-William Thornley (French, 1857-1935) after Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (French, 1824-1898)

Pastoral Life of Saint Geneviève (right panel)
Georges-William Thornley (French, 1857-1935) after Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (French, 1824-1898)