Nude boy holding a pole
Nude boy holding a pole

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Nude boy holding a pole

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, 1824–1898; born Lyon, France; died Paris
x1948-478

Information

Title
Nude boy holding a pole
Maker
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
Medium
Black chalk
Dimensions
16 x 6.8 cm (6 5/16 x 2 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Dan Fellows Platt, Class of 1895
Object Number
x1948-478
Signatures
Artist's stamp in black ink, lower left: P.P.C. [Lugt 2104]
Marks/Labels/Seals
Stamp in black ink, verso of mount lower left: D.F.P. [in circle] [Lugt 750a]
Culture
French
Type
drawings
Materials
wove paper, black chalk, tracing paper
Techniques
squaring (transferring technique)
Subject
three-quarter views, boys, nudes, standing

Dan Fellows Platt;

Bequeathed to the Princeton University Art Museum

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