Old Gypsy

Paul Gavarni1859-1865

Details

Title: Old Gypsy
Creator: Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866)
Date Created: 1859-1865
Subject Keywords: woman; 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: watercolors
Medium: watercolor and graphite with white heightening on cream, thick, slightly textured wove paper
Inscriptions: [Inscription] Lower left in red ink: The Old Gipsy; [Signed] Lower right in red ink: Gavarni
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: 12 13/16 x W: 8 7/16 in. (32.6 x 21.4 cm)
Credit Line: Acquired by William T. Walters, 1862
Classification: Painting & Drawing
Accession Number: 37.1493

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