Drawing of a reclining nude woman seen from behind on rumpled cloth, in black crayon with white highlights on tan paper.

Study of a Sleeping Woman

Black conté crayon with white pastel highlights on tan paper shows a nude woman reclining on her side across rumpled cloth, her back and hip turned toward the viewer. Loose hatching shapes the shadowed drapery, while white strokes catch light on her body and the folds of fabric. A handwritten dedication appears in the lower left corner.

Artist: Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
Date: c. 1867
Medium: Black Conté crayon, heightened with white pastel, on tan wove paper, laid down on cream card
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 1108 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1872).
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, Gift of Celia and David Hilliard

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