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The River, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, ca. 1864
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, portraitPierre Puvis de ChavannesFrench, 1824–1898

The River

ca. 1864 · Drawing

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Yes, on view now

Where is “The River” now? The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gallery 800, New York. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, United States

Room800

Closed· opens tomorrow at 10:00 AM

On public display.

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Details

Accession number
26.46.2

What it shows

Female nudeRiversLandscapeBathing

In the catalog

Drawings & watercolorsOilRealismImpressionism19th century

Sources

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Summer, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, 1891

Summer

1891 · The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Fisherman's Family, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, 1887

The Fisherman's Family

1887 · Art Institute of Chicago

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La Générosité

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