Woodcutter

Paul Gavarni1855-1857

Details

Title: Woodcutter
Creator: Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866)
Date Created: 1855-1857
Subject Keywords: peasant; man; work; genre; portrait
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Roles: Artist: Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866)
Provenance: William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1862, by purchase [George A. Lucas as agent]; 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 blue-white, moderately thick, slightly textured, wove paper
Inscriptions: "Gavarni" in ink, lower center; "16" and "709" 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: 6 11/16 x W: 9 5/8 in. (17 x 24.4 cm)
Credit Line: Acquired by William T. Walters, 1862
Classification: Painting & Drawing
Accession Number: 37.1437

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