OJAC Collection - Sleeping Figures (study for Le Sommeil)

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Sleeping Figures (study for Le Sommeil)

1867
19th century
7 3/8 in. x 12 in. (18.73 cm x 30.48 cm)

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French, (1824–1898)

Object Type: drawing

Medium and Support: Black chalk on tan paper

Credit Line: Museum purchase in memory of Marjorie M. Rominger

Accession Number: 1992.001

Object Description

Drawing of two reclining figures, nude male on right, female at left. Hand and left arm of male rests on his chest with right arm extended and holding right hand of female. Head of female rests in her left hand; female reclining on her left side. Male reclining on his back. This drawing is a study for Le Commeil.

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James Peck and Patrick Kelly. Old Jail Art Center Catalogue. Old Jail Art Center. Albany, 2016
Page Number: 50

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