Misery

Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866)ca. 1855

Details

Title: Misery
Creator: Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866)
Date Created: ca. 1855
Subject Keywords: man; peasant; allegory
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Roles: Artist: Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866)
Provenance: Henri Didier Sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, June 16-17, 1868, no. 108; William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1868, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Object Type: watercolors
Medium: watercolor with graphite underdrawing and white heighting on cream, moderately thick, slightly textured wove paper
Inscriptions: "Gavarni" in brown ink, lower left; "Misère" in brown ink, lower left
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: 12 3/4 x W: 8 1/16 in. (32.4 x 20.5 cm)
Credit Line: Acquired by William T. Walters, 1868
Classification: Painting & Drawing
Accession Number: 37.146

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