Fisherman's Family

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, c. 1883

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Fisherman's Family, c. 1883. Red chalk on ivory wove paper.

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Red chalk on ivory wove paper · 20.8 × 24.9 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title: Fisherman's Family
Artist: Pierre Puvis de Chavannes French, 1824-1898
Date: c. 1883
Medium: Red chalk on ivory wove paper
Dimensions: 20.8 × 24.9 cm (8 1/4 × 9 13/16 in.)
Credit line: Gift of Robert Allerton
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1824–1898

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