Lady on Sofa

Paul Gavarnica. 1850

Details

Title: Lady on Sofa
Creator: Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866)
Date Created: ca. 1850
Subject Keywords: man; woman; genre; interior
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Roles: Artist: Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866)
Provenance: William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Object Type: drawings
Medium: iron gall ink and colored inks with white heightening on brown, moderately thick, slightly textured wove paper
Inscriptions: "Gavarni" in brown ink, lower right; "8" in graphite, verso
Exhibitions: 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: 7 7/8 x W: 10 3/8 in. (20 x 26.4 cm)
Credit Line: Acquired by William T. Walters
Classification: Painting & Drawing
Accession Number: 37.1427

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