The Poor Fisherman (Le Pauvre pêcheur)

1897

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Associated Names
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Artist, French, 1824 - 1898

Ambroise Vollard

Artist, French, 1866 - 1939

Auguste Clot

Printer, French, 1858 - 1936

The image shows a sketch with a slightly elevated point of view, depicting a scene involving a small boat and two figures. Closest to us is a man standing in the boat, appearing to be engaged in preparing the sail or handling a rope. Beyond the man, on the shoreline, a woman is kneeling, interacting with a child who is sitting nearby. The horizon is high in the image, faintly indicated by lines suggesting the distant edge of the water or land. The sketch features a monochromatic palette with variations of brown and gray graphite on a beige paper. Thin strokes give the drawing a delicate quality, capturing the quiet simplicity of the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in purple on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 41 x 52.5 cm (16 1/8 x 20 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 43.3 x 57 cm (17 1/16 x 22 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.136.68

  • Series Title

    L'Album d'estampes originales de la Galerie Vollard

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Virginia and Ira Jackson, Houston (not in Lugt); gift to NGA, 2001.

Associated Names

Watermarks

MBM

Wikidata ID

Q76355655

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