Summer

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes completed ‘Summer’ in 1891. The painting is oil on fabric. It resides in the Cleveland Museum of Art.

The surface of ‘Summer’ is characterized by muted colors and broad, flat areas. It lacks the intricate detail seen in some contemporary works.

Puvis de Chavannes was a co-founder and president of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts. His murals and paintings influenced artists like Robert Genin.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1056