Puvis de Chavannes is a work by French art historian François Crastre that examines the life and work of the 19th-century French painter Pierre Puvis de Chavannes. The book is divided into two parts. The first part is a biographical overview of Puvis de Chavannes’ life, from his childhood in Lyons to his death in 1898. It covers his education, his travels, his friendships, and his artistic influences. The second part of the book is a detailed analysis of Puvis de Chavannes’ work, from his early religious paintings to his later Symbolist works. Crastre examines the artist’s use of color, composition, and symbolism, and discusses the influence of his contemporaries on his work. The book also includes a selection of color plates of Puvis de Chavannes’ paintings.
By François Crastre · First published 1912 · Genre: Biography, Art History, Cultural Studies · 5 chapters