The Dream | Pierre Puvis de Chavannes | 1883

In The Dream (1883), Pierre Puvis de Chavannes shows a young traveller asleep beneath a tree, his bundle resting nearby. Above him, three floating women cross a star-filled sky: roses identify Love, a laurel wreath represents Glory, and scattered coins announce Fortune. Their movement forms a delicate counterpoint to the sleeper’s stillness. A crescent moon illuminates the restrained palette, while the landscape is organised into broad, simplified areas of colour.

Exhibited at the Salon of 1883, the painting brings the measured structure of Puvis’s large decorative compositions to an intimate scene of sleep and desire. Its flattened forms and spacious arrangement create a sense of suspension, as though the vision belongs to a different rhythm from ordinary life. Rather than illustrating a dramatic event, the artist gives familiar human aspirations a quiet allegorical form, leaving the relationship between the traveller and his dream open to reflection.

Print: 

A premium quality heavyweight (200gsm) fine art print material with a smooth, clean finish. This museum quality paper is extremely consistent and works perfectly with large, full colour graphics or illustrations. The matte finish emphasises different highlights and tones in the source artworks; helping to create stunning works of art.

- All prints feature a 0.25 inch white border to ensure space for framing. 

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• FSC approved or sustainably sourced paper
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• Contains no plastic

Sizes:

14 x 11 Inches = 35.6 cm x 27.9 cm

20 x 16 Inches = 50.8 cm x 40.6 cm