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| The River |
Artist:Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (French, Lyons 1824–1898 Paris)
Date:ca. 1864
Medium:Oil on paper, laid down on canvas
Dimensions:51 x 99 1/4 in. (129.5 x 252.1 cm)
Classification:Drawings
Credit Line:Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Wolfe Fund, 1926
In this painting and Cider (on view at left), Puvis developed his conception for a mural honoring the French territory of Picardy. Here, women bathe and mend fishing nets while men construct a bridge over the Somme River. Their draperies provide vivid accents of color amid the soft hues of the landscape. The final versions of Cider and The River are part of a cycle decorating the Musée de Picardie in Amiens. In the 1890s, the museum honored Puvis with a bust designed by his good friend Auguste Rodin. A bronze cast of the bust is displayed close by.
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