The Poor Fisherman (Le Pauvre pêcheur)
1897
Artist, French, 1824 - 1898
Publisher, French, 1867 - 1939
Printer, French, 1858 - 1936

Artwork overview
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Medium
lithograph in purple on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 43.3 × 57.3 cm (17 1/16 × 22 9/16 in.)
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Accession
1975.16.1
Artwork history & notes
Exhibition History
2021
Picasso: Painting the Blue Period, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto; The Phillips Collection, Washington, 2021-2022.
Bibliography
1944
Johnson, Una E. Ambroise Vollard Editeur, 1867-1939; an appreciation and catalogue. New York: Wittenborn & Co., 1944, no. 131.
Inscriptions
lower right, on stone, in purple: P. Puvis de Chavannes; lower right, in graphite, by later hand: C35977; verso, lower left, in graphite: 18765; verso, lower right, in graphite: B-27, 982; lower right, in graphite: 96 [encircled]
Markings
none
Watermarks
MBM
Wikidata ID
Q65576217