A Bon Vinaigre

Paul Gavarni1859

Details

Title: A Bon Vinaigre
Creator: Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866)
Date Created: 1859
Subject Keywords: child; genre
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Roles: Artist: Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866)
Provenance: Jules Hetzel, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Jules Hetzel Sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, May 26, 1884, no. 92; William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1884, by purchase [George A. Lucas as agent]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Object Type: watercolors
Medium: watercolor with graphite underdrawing and white heightening on cream, thick, slightly textured wove paper
Inscriptions: "Gavarni" in red ink, lower left; "à bon vinaigre" in red ink, lower left; "116" in graphite, upper right; "No 70-" in red crayon, verso; "oeuvres inédités de Gavarni/Hetzel & Cie" red stamp, verso
Exhibitions: Watercolors and Drawings by Gavarni. National Gallery of Art, Washington. 1953-1954., The Essence of Line: French Drawings from Ingres to Degas. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore; Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham; Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma. 2005-2006.
Dimensions: H: 10 11/16 x W: 8 1/8 in. (27.1 x 20.7 cm)
Credit Line: Acquired by William T. Walters, 1884
Classification: Painting & Drawing
Accession Number: 37.1462

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