Study for the Frieze of Sainte Geneviève

Pierre Puvis de Chavannesc. 1875

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Title: Study for the Frieze of Sainte Geneviève
Creator: Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (French, 1824-1898)
Date Created: c. 1875
Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 30.4 x 31.3 cm (11 15/16 x 12 5/16 in.)
Provenance: (Shepherd Gallery, New York, sold to Muriel Butkin, Shaker Heights, OH), Muriel Butkin [1916-2008], Shaker Heights, OH, by bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Type: Drawing
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2010.245
Medium: black chalk with touches of white chalk
Inscriptions: Inscribed lower right in graphite: À mon cher Durangel / P. Puvis de Chavannes
Department: Drawings
Culture: France, 19th century
Credit Line: Bequest of Muriel Butkin
Collection: DR - French
Accession Number: 2010.245

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