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The image shows a sketch with a slightly elevated point of view, depicting a scene involving a small boat and two figures. Closest to us is a man standing in the boat, appearing to be engaged in preparing the sail or handling a rope. Beyond the man, on the shoreline, a woman is kneeling, interacting with a child who is sitting nearby. The horizon is high in the image, faintly indicated by lines suggesting the distant edge of the water or land. The sketch features a monochromatic palette with variations of brown and gray graphite on a beige paper. Thin strokes give the drawing a delicate…

The Poor Fisherman (Le Pauvre pêcheur)

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (French, 1824 - 1898)

1897 · lithograph in purple on laid paper

National Gallery of Art · Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0)

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