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Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Summer

1873
Watercolor and gouache, over graphite, with a border in silver paint and pen and black ink, on cream wove laminate board
22.5 × 36.2 cm (8.9 × 14.3 in)

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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

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