Artwork details · 2026-03-23

The Sweet Landscape

by Pierre Puvis De Chavannes · 1882

The Sweet Landscape by Pierre Puvis De Chavannes

Artist

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes was a French painter known for his mural painting, who came to be known as "the painter for France". He became the co-founder and president of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, and his work influenced many other artists, notably Robert Genin, and he aided medallists by designs and suggestions for their works. Puvis de Chavannes was a prominent painter in the early Third Republic. Émile Zola described his work as "an art made of reason, passion, and will".

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Artwork

The Sweet Landscape is an oil on canvas painting by the French painter Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, created in 1882. It is held at the Musée Bonnat, in Bayonne.

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Quick facts

Artist
Pierre Puvis De Chavannes
Year
1882
Movement
Symbolism
Country
France
Location
Musée Bonnat-Helleu