Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Japanese: ピュビス･ド･シャバンヌ（英語表記）Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

1824‐98
French painter. Born into a wealthy family in Lyon, he received a classical education. He studied under H. Scheffer, Delacroix, and Couture, but was particularly inspired by the murals at Chassériau's Palais des Accountants, and set out on the path of mural decoration. His style is characterized by flat, cut-out forms that give a primitive impression, cold, quiet colors, and motionless, still poses, and influenced Post-Impressionist and Nabi painters. In his early years, he was rejected from the Salon (official exhibition) eight times, but he began to receive recognition in the 1960s and soon became a leading figure in public architectural decoration, working on the wall decorations of Paris City Hall, the Sorbonne, the Pantheon, the Boston Athenaeum, and other places.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1824‐98
フランスの画家。リヨンの富裕な家に生まれ，古典教育を受ける。シェフェールH.Scheffer，ドラクロア，クテュールらから教えを受けるが，とくにシャセリオーの会計院の壁画によって開眼し，壁画装飾の道へと進む。彼の様式はプリミティフな印象を与える平面的な切りぬかれたような形態と，冷たく静かな色彩，動きのない静止したポーズなどに特色があり，後期印象派やナビ派の画家たちに影響を与えた。初期には8回もサロン(官展)に落選したことがあったが，60年代から認められはじめるとまもなく，公の建築装飾の第一人者となり，パリ市庁舎，ソルボンヌの校舎，パンテオン，ボストン図書館などの壁面装飾に携わった。

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