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Source Description
In the wake of the catastrophic Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, the artist painted this picture of a young woman seated in a devastated landscape holding an oak twig as a symbol of hope for the nation's recovery from war and deprivation. This painting was exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1872. A smaller variant, showing the subject nude, is at the Musée d'Orsay, Paris.Puvis de Chavannes was one of the most original artists of his generation. His utopian visions, in which the figures seem to float in a dream-like landscape, served as a point of departure for many younger artists, such as Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) and Henri Matisse (1869-1954).
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Document identity
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8084
label
Hope
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obj
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drawing
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Source metadata
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8084
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drawing
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normalized
title
Hope
description
In the wake of the catastrophic Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, the artist painted this picture of a young woman seated in a devastated landscape holding an oak twig as a symbol of hope for the nation's recovery from war and deprivation. This painting was exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1872. A smaller variant, showing the subject nude, is at the Musée d'Orsay, Paris.Puvis de Chavannes was one of the most original artists of his generation. His utopian visions, in which the figures seem to float in a dream-like landscape, served as a point of departure for many younger artists, such as Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) and Henri Matisse (1869-1954).
provenance
Durand-Ruel, Paris, prior to 1872 Salon, by purchase [from the artist]; Patou, Paris [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Durand-Ruel [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Erwin Davis, New York, 1890, by purchase; E. F. Miliken Sale, New York, February 14, 1902, no. 25; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1872
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
102.5
height
129.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 40 3/8 x W: 51 in. (102.5 x 129.5 cm); Framed H: 53 1/4 x W: 63 1/2 x D: 5 1/4 in. (135.3 x 161.3 x 13.3 cm); Framed H in travel frame with build-up: 51 1/4 x W: 61 7/8 x D: 4 in. (130.18 x 157.16 x 10.2 cm)
style
Symbolist
Source extras
inscriptions
[Date] Lower left: 1872; [Signature] Lower left: P. Purvis de Chavannes
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7424
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oil on canvas
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7428
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EAN
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442
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