Reverie

Paul Gavarni

Associated Names
Paul Gavarni

Artist, French, 1804 - 1866

The image depicts a person standing upright, holding a stick or cane in their right hand. They have a detailed face with a prominent nose and a contemplative expression. The individual wears a headscarf covering most of their hair and a long, heavy overcoat. Their oversized shoes and the plain brown background with diagonal sketch lines provide context to the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and gray and red ink, heightened with white, on darkened paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 30.2 x 21.7 cm (11 7/8 x 8 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4599

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

LJR (Lugt Supp.1760b)

Associated Names

Bibliography

1928

  • Lemoisne 1928, 268.

1953

  • Ross 1953, 25.

Inscriptions

lower right in red ink: Gavarni; lower left in red ink: Reverie

Wikidata ID

Q64619029

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