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Study for Les Jeunes Filles et la Mort (Death and the Maidens), c. 1872, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French, 1824 - 1898, 31 3/8 x 16 3/8 in. (79.69 x 41.59 cm) (image), Graphite on linen, laid down on paper, wrapped around board, France, 19th century, This drawing depicts two figure studies for 'Les Jeunes Filles et la Mort (The Young Maidens and Death),' a painting rejected from the Salon of 1872. In the painting, two groups of girls, one pair dancing in th background, the other standing pensively in the foreground, seem to be ignorant of the grim reaper lurking on the left side of the composition. The recent Franco-Prussian War inspired many late 19th century French painters to examine themes about the transience of life.

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Study for Les Jeunes Filles et la Mort (Death and the Maidens), c. 1872, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French, 1824 - 1898, 31 3/8 x 16 3/8 in. (79.69 x 41.59 cm) (image), Graphite on linen, laid down on paper, wrapped around board, France, 19th century, This drawing depicts two figure studies for 'Les Jeunes Filles et la Mort (The Young Maidens and Death),' a painting rejected from the Salon of 1872. In the painting, two groups of girls, one pair dancing in th background, the other standing pensively in the foreground, seem to be ignorant of the grim reaper lurking on the left side of the composition. The recent Franco-Prussian War inspired many late 19th century French painters to examine themes about the transience of life.

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PIERRE PUVIS DE CHAVANNES

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2925 x 5594 px | 46.8 MB

Print size:

24.8 x 47.4 cm | 9.8 x 18.6 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

1824-1898 • 1872 • 19 CENTURY • 19TH CENTURY • 19TH • 19TH-CENTURY • ATELIER • BOARD • CLOSE UP • CLOSE-UP • CLOSEUP • COMPOSITION • DEATH • DRAWING DEPICTS TWO FIGURE STUDIES • EXAMINE THEMES • FOREGROUND • FRANCE • FRENCH • GIRLS' • GIRLS • GIRLS. • GRAPHITE • GRIM REAPER LURKING • IGNORANT • IMAGE • LAID DOWN • LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH PAINTERS • LEFT SIDE • LES JEUNES FILLES ET LA MORT • LIFE • LINEN • MAIDENS • NINETEENTH CENTURY • OFFICE • PAINT • PAINTING REJECTED • PAINTING • PAINTINGS • PAIR DANCING • PAPER AND PACKAGE PRODUCTS • PAPER • PIERRE PUVIS DE CHAVANNES • PUPIL • PUPILS • RECENT FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR INSPIRED • SALON • STANDING PENSIVELY • STUDENT • STUDIO • STUDY • STUDYING • TH BACKGROUND • TRANSIENCE • TWO GROUPS • WRAPPED • XIX CENTURY • YOUNG MAIDENS