The Poor Fisherman

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

Cleveland Museum of Art

The drawing depicts a scene with a man standing in a boat on the left side and two people sitting on a hill on the right side. The man in the boat wears a white shirt and dark pants, has short hair, and looks down. He stands with his arms crossed. The boat has a long pole extending from it, likely a mast. The boat's bow points towards the bottom-left corner. In the background, a hill with sparse vegetation rises. Two figures sit on the hill; one appears to be leaning forward, and the other sits behind, looking down. The drawing is rendered in pencil on a beige background with darker shading to indicate depth and texture. The artist's signature is visible in the bottom-right corner.