"Une de ces mines pudibones"

probably c. 1843

Paul Gavarni

Associated Names
Paul Gavarni

Artist, French, 1804 - 1866

The image depicts two individuals on a street or promenade. In the foreground to the left, a woman is shown from the back, wearing a voluminous dress with a fitted bodice adorned with horizontal stripes and a hat featuring ribbons or flowers. To the right, a man stands facing her, dressed in a formal suit, holding a walking cane and umbrella. A figure sits in the background on a bench or balustrade, against a cityscape under a cloudy sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dr. Ruth B. Benedict

  • Dimensions

    image: 22.2 x 15 cm (8 3/4 x 5 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 33.7 x 25.3 cm (13 1/4 x 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.104.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Beraldi, no. 118

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1885

  • Beraldi, Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris, 1885-1892: Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris: Librairie L. Conquet, 1885-1892.

Inscriptions

across top in graphite: L'Eloquence de la chair.; across bottom in graphite: De rencontrer, en meme temps, un adorateur et un coup de vent.

Wikidata ID

Q74044735

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