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.

Frame:

Created from high-quality wood, milled with simple clean lines and presented with a satin finish. Includes a snow-white mount that will not discolour or fade with age.

All framed prints feature our premium fine art paper. This is a museum-quality paper which reproduces photography and artworks with exceptional tonality and renders sharp details with consistent flatness and accuracy.

Print: 

For the matted / mounted prints we use a thick 2.4mm window mount cut from premium, textured mountboard. All mounts are "conservation grade", FSC certified, 100% acid free, and will not discolour or fade with age.

• Simple, elegant design
• Premium, fine art paper with a gently textured surface
• Handmade by specialist picture framers
• FSC certified snow-white mat / window mount
• Delivered ready for hanging

Sizes:

14 x 11 Inches = 35.6 cm x 27.9 cm

20 x 16 Inches = 50.8 cm x 40.6 cm