Female Nude

1891

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (French, 1824–1898)

Drawings

Female Nude, 1891. Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (French, 1824–1898). Black chalk; sheet: 37.3 x 21.6 cm (14 11/16 x 8 1/2 in.); secondary support: 45.9 x 27.2 cm (18 1/16 x 10 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. E. A. Guerber in memory of Louise G. Burroughs 1986.130

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre
Classification: Drawing
Formatted Medium: black chalk
Medium: black, chalk
Dimensions: Sheet: 37.3 x 21.6 cm (14 11/16 x 8 1/2 in.); Secondary Support: 45.9 x 27.2 cm (18 1/16 x 10 11/16 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: lower right, in graphite: [C ?] ; VERSO OF SECONDARY SUPPORT, lower left, in graphite: Quinn sale Feb 10(?) 1927 / Drwg from portfolio 404 bought by AB Davies [parentheses part of inscription] ; lower right, in graphite: 404/2[5?] ; ON SEPARATELY APPLIED PIECE OF PAPER, verso of secondary support, upper center, printed in brown ink on green paper: DURAND-RUEL / PARIS, 18 Rue Laffitte / NEW-YORK, 389, Fifth avenue / P. de Chavannes [inscribed in brown ink] No 6500 [6500 inscribed in brown ink] / Etude. [inscribed in brown ink] ; ON SEPARATELY APPLIED PIECE OF PAPER, verso of secondary support, upper right, in brown ink on pink paper: Chavannes No [No printed in black ink] 2432 [partially masked] / Etude
Departments: Drawings
Accession Number: 1986.130
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. E. A. Guerber in memory of Louise G. Burroughs
Exhibitions: Year in Review for 1986, CMA, The Year in Review for 1986 (Feb. 4-Mar. 15, 1987), cma Bulletin 74 (1987), pp. 72-3 no. 176.
Rights Statement: CC0