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| Keywords: Pierre Puvis de Chavannes - Hope - Walters 37156.jpg In the wake of the catastrophic Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 the artist painted this picture of a young woman seated in a devastated landscape holding an oak twig as a symbol of hope for the nation's recovery from war and deprivation This painting was exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1872 A smaller variant showing the subject nude is at the Musée d'Orsay Paris Puvis de Chavannes was one of the most original artists of his generation His utopian visions in which the figures seem to float in a dream-like landscape served as a point of departure for many younger artists such as Paul Gauguin 1848-1903 and Henri Matisse 1869-1954 1872 Oil on canvas cm 102 5 129 5 ; Framed cm 135 3 161 3 13 3 ; Framed H in travel frame without build-up 51 1/4 x W 61 7/8 x D 2 in 130 18 x 157 16 x 5 08 cm accession number 37 156 8084 Durand-Ruel Paris prior to 1872 Salon by purchase from the artist Patou Paris date of acquisition unknown by purchase Durand-Ruel date of acquisition unknown by purchase Erwin Davis New York 1890 by purchase E F Miliken Sale New York February 14 1902 no 25 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1902 1872 / P Purvis de Chavannes date/signature lower left ~ Exhibited at the Salon 1872 ; Triumph of French Painting Masterpieces from Ingres to Matisse Baltimore Museum of Art Baltimore; Philbrook Museum of Art Tulsa; Norton Museum of Art West Palm Beach; Royal Academy of Arts London; Albright-Knox Art Gallery Buffalo; Dayton Art Institute Dayton 2000-2002 Verso l'arte moderna da Puvis de Chavannes a Matisse e Picasso Palazzo Grassi Venice 2002 A Magnificent Age Masterpieces from the Walters Art Museum Baltimore The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Kansas City; Mint Museum of Art Charlotte; The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2002-2004 19th Century Masterpieces from the Walters Art Museum Santa Barbara Museum of Art Santa Barbara; Jack S Blanton Museum of Art Austin 2010-2011 Manet Monet and the Gare Saint-Lazare National Gallery of Art Washington 1998 Vive la France French Treasures from the Middle Ages to Monet The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1999-2000 place of origin France Walters Art Museum license 2D Pierre Puvis de Chavannes French paintings in the Walters Art Museum Salon of 1872 Off the Wall Baltimore 1870s paintings from France 1872 paintings Vive la France French Treasures from the Middle Ages to Monet | ||||
