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Compositional study for The Sacred Grove, Beloved of the Arts and the Muses

A work made of black chalk on tan wove tracing paper, laid down on ivory wove paper.
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  • A work made of black chalk on tan wove tracing paper, laid down on ivory wove paper.

Date:

1883/84

Artist:

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
French, 1824-1898

About this artwork

This small study—the culmination of many preparatory sketches—is the final schema by Puvis de Chavannes for his highly influential painting The Sacred Grove, Beloved of the Arts and Muses, which is in the Art Institute’s collection.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Title

Compositional study for The Sacred Grove, Beloved of the Arts and the Muses

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1883–1884

Medium

Black chalk on tan wove tracing paper, laid down on ivory wove paper

Dimensions

Primary support: 19.3 × 26.2 cm (7 5/8 × 10 3/8 in.); Secondary support: 21.2 × 27.8 cm (8 3/8 × 11 in.)

Credit Line

Suzanne Searle Dixon Endowment

Reference Number

2005.134

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