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Study of a Sleeping Woman by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes — VisualArtsDB

Study of a Sleeping Woman

Study of a Sleeping Woman

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

1862–1872

Medium: Black Conté crayon, heightened with white pastel, on tan wove paper, laid down on cream card
Dimensions: 15 × 23 cm (5 15/16 × 9 1/16 in.)
Genre: paper
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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crayonprints and drawingpaperpaper (fiber product)

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