1897
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Poor Fisherman (Le Pauvre pêcheur) is a 1897 ink by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a simple scene of a man standing on a small boat, holding a pole. Behind him, two figures are climbing over the side, and another person is crouched near the water. The lines are loose and quick, with light shading in purple tones. The artist used a technique called lithography, which lets you draw directly on a flat stone or plate. This sketch looks like a quick study, maybe for a bigger work. Next, check out lithography to see how artists make prints this way.
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (French pronunciation: ; 14 December 1824 – 24 October 1898) was a French painter known for his mural painting, who came to be known as "the painter for France".
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