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Painting of a fisherman hanging a net, a seated woman with a naked toddler, and an elderly man resting by a boat on pebbles by the sea.

The Fisherman's Family

A seaside scene in muted blues, lavender and ochre shows a fisherman lifting a drying net beside a seated woman in a white drape, who steadies a naked toddler on the stones. An elderly man in a violet cloak rests against a boat in the foreground, with pebbles and the calm sea behind.

Artist
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
Date
1887
Medium
Oil on canvas
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1982 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1887).
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, Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection

Español: La familia del pescador

Una escena costera en tonos azules apagados, lavanda y ocre muestra a un pescador que levanta una red secándose junto a una mujer sentada con un paño blanco, que sostiene a un niño desnudo sobre las piedras. En primer plano, un anciano con manto violeta descansa junto a una barca inclinada, con guijarros y el mar en calma detrás.

Português: A família do pescador

Uma cena litorânea em tons suaves de azul, lavanda e ocre mostra um pescador erguendo uma rede para secar ao lado de uma mulher sentada com um pano branco, que segura uma criança nua sobre as pedras. Em primeiro plano, um ancião de manto violeta repousa junto a um barco inclinado, entre seixos e o mar calmo ao fundo.

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