Pierre-Cécile PUVIS DE CHAVANNES (1824-1898) Lot n° 3

ETUDE DE NU FEMININ, CIRCA 1861 Graphite on paper laid on paper Bears the signature stamp lower right 18 x 29,7 cm - 7.08 x 11.69 in. Graphite on paper laid on paper Artist's stamp lower right This work is a study for one of the decorations of the Musée Napoléon, Amiens (today Musée de Picardie). It was made and then probably abandoned at the time of the realization of his work La Guerre et la Paix in 1861 The authenticity of this work has been kindly confirmed by Mr Bertrand Puvis de Chavannes We thank Mr Bertrand Puvis de Chavannes for the information he kindly gave us on this work