Petits Gâteaux (Little Cakes)

1894

Hermann-Paul

Associated Names
Hermann-Paul

Artist, French, 1864 - 1940

The image is an illustration of four people from the waist up in a communal setting. The two figures at the center are prominently positioned, with the woman on the left wearing a hat with feathers and the man next to her wearing a top hat and an exaggerated expression. The center-right figure is a woman adorned in a fluffy, fur coat with her hands raised slightly, and her facial features are round with an expression of slight surprise. To the far right, a person is depicted in profile, wearing a knitted hat with a pom-pom, bending forward as if to observe something closely. The background shows a faintly sketched indoor setting with lighting fixtures or chandeliers.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. Eric Carlson, New York; Judith Brodie and Merv Richard, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2008.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1930

  • IFF (1800) 18

Inscriptions

lower left in image: HP (in monogram), HP (in monogram); by later hand, in graphite: F

Wikidata ID

Q76342346

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