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Old Lady in Red Shawl
Paul Gavarni1852-1866
The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States
Details
- Title: Old Lady in Red Shawl
- Creator: Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866)
- Date Created: 1852-1866
- Subject Keywords: woman; peasant; portrait
- External Link: For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Walters Art Museum collection, please visit art.thewalters.org
- 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 red ink with white heightening on brown, moderately thick, slightly textured wove paper
- Inscriptions: "Gavarni" in brown ink, right center; "4" 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: 11 5/16 x W: 8 3/4 in. (28.7 x 22.3 cm)
- Credit Line: Acquired by William T. Walters
- Classification: Painting & Drawing
- Accession Number: 37.1428
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