Artist with Canvas

Paul Gavarni1855-1866

Details

Title: Artist with Canvas
Creator: Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866)
Date Created: 1855-1866
Subject Keywords: man; artist; portrait
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Roles: Artist: Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866)
Provenance: William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1865, by purchase [George A. Lucas as agent]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Object Type: watercolors
Medium: watercolor and graphite on cream, moderately thick, slightly textured wove paper
Inscriptions: "Gavarni" in graphite, lower left
Exhibitions: Watercolors and Drawings by Gavarni. National Gallery of Art, Washington. 1953-1954., Gavarni. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1993., 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., A Supple Brush: The Flowering of Continental Watercolors. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1979.
Dimensions: H: 8 1/16 x W: 6 5/16 in. (20.5 x 16 cm)
Credit Line: Acquired by William T. Walters, 1865
Classification: Painting & Drawing
Accession Number: 37.144

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