Old Man in a White Coat

Paul Gavarni1855-1857

Details

Title: Old Man in a White Coat
Creator: Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866)
Date Created: 1855-1857
Subject Keywords: man; profile; portrait
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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: watercolors
Medium: watercolor and ink wash with white heightening on blue-white, moderately thick, slightly textured wove paper
Inscriptions: "Gavarni" graphite, in lower left; "17"? in graphite, 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: 8 1/16 x W: 6 1/4 in. (20.4 x 15.9 cm)
Credit Line: Acquired by William T. Walters
Classification: Painting & Drawing
Accession Number: 37.1422

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