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Painting of a fisherman hanging a net, a seated woman with a naked toddler, and an elderly man resting by a boat on pebbles by the sea.

The Fisherman's Family

A seaside scene in muted blues, lavender and ochre shows a fisherman lifting a drying net beside a seated woman in a white drape, who steadies a naked toddler on the stones. An elderly man in a violet cloak rests against a boat in the foreground, with pebbles and the calm sea behind.

Artist
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
Date
1887
Medium
Oil on canvas
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1982 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1887).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection

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