Detail of Homer: Epic Poetry by Puvis de Chavannes in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, June 2010

Homer: Epic Poetry (reduction of a mural in Boston Public Library)

about 1895

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French, 1824–1898 French

Dimensions: 124.5 x 63.2 cm (49 x 24 7/8 in.)

Accession Number: 23.506

Medium or Technique: Oil on canvas

Inscription: Lower left: P. Puvis de Chavannes


Provenance: 1896, sold by the artist to Durand-Ruel, Paris; 1897, sold by Durand-Ruel, Paris to Durand-Ruel, New York (stock no. 1671); March 12, 1897, sold by Durand-Ruel to Clara Bertram Kimball, Boston; 1923, by inheritance to her husband, David P. Kimball, Boston; 1923, bequest of David P. Kimball to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 1, 1923)

Credit Line: Bequest of David P. Kimball in memory of his wife Clara Bertram Kimball

Text from: www.mfa.org/collections/object/homer-epic-poetry-reduction-of-a-mural-in-boston-public-library-32062