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Pierre Puvis de Chavannes — The Poor Fisherman
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

The Poor Fisherman

1897

Translating one of his most famous paintings into lithographic form, Puvis de Chavannes demonstrates how printmaking could extend the reach of his melancholic Symbolist vision.

Medium
color lithograph

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Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, The Poor Fisherman, 1897

Translating one of his most famous paintings into lithographic form, Puvis de Chavannes demonstrates how printmaking could extend the reach of his melancholic Symbolist vision.

Medium
color lithograph
Year
1897
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

French, Poverty, 19th Century, Landscape, Melancholic, Color Lithograph, Symbolism, Narrative, Earth Tones, Figurative

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