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Ex Libris C. Patel

19th century

Paul Gavarni

Associated Names

French 19th Century

Artist

This abstract artwork features flowing and curved lines forming the body of a reclining figure with a flower-like head. The figure appears to rest or lean with one arm on an oversized book, the pages cascading around the form like drapery. The background is textured with a crosshatch pattern.

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Artwork overview

Medium

intaglio
Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Dimensions

image: 11.5 x 8.5 cm (4 1/2 x 3 3/8 in.)
stone: 22.9 cm
Accession Number

2000.127.14.1

Lithographs, Volume 3

Paul Gavarni

1804

C'est un diplomate...

Paul Gavarni

1804

Veux-tu te sauver, sauvage!

Paul Gavarni

1804

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2009

The Darker Side of Light: Arts of Privacy, 1850-1900, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; NGA; Smart Museum of Art, Chicago, 2009 - 2010

Wikidata ID

Q76440545

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