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Reclining Male Nude by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes — VisualArtsDB

Reclining Male Nude

Reclining Male Nude

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

1844–1898

Medium: Charcoal on buff laid paper
Dimensions: 24.4 × 32 cm (9 5/8 × 12 5/8 in.)
Genre: chalk
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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drawings (visual works)chalkplant materialprints and drawingpaper (fiber product)charcoal

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