Pierre PUVIS de CHAVANNES (Lyon 1824 – Paris 1898)... Lot n° 4

Study Sheet: Six Studies of Women and Children Sanguine, black pencil and havana graphite 45 x 39,5 cm Signed lower left Provenance: Heirs of the artist Five of these figures, created by the artist for Ave Picardia Nutrix (1865, Musée de Picardie, Amiens) were reproduced in L'Autographe at the June 1865 Salon and in The Studio in November 1915. We thank M. Bertrand Puvis de Chavannes for kindly confirming the authenticity of this drawing.