Summer

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes's 'Summer' (1891) is a large decorative canvas by the Symbolist precursor, depicting idealised nudes and draped figures beside a river in a calm, almost frieze-like composition. The muted harmonious palette and suppressed emotion characteristic of Puvis made him a decisive influence on Gauguin, Seurat, and Picasso. This version at the Cleveland Museum of Art is among the artist's finest surviving allegorical scenes outside France.

Exhibition Venue

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States