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Man in Apron and Cap

Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866) (Artist)
ca. 1855
watercolor and ink with graphite underdrawing on cream, moderately thick, slightly textured wove paper
(18th and 19th Centuries )

Inscription

"Gavarni" in ink, lower left; "Monsieur mon fils est vicomte?...quand je ne suis pas là" in ink, at bottom

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.

Henri Didier Sale, Hotel Drouot, Paris, June 16-17, 1868, no. 114; William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1868, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Exhibitions

2005-2006 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.
1979 A Supple Brush: The Flowering of Continental Watercolors. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.
1950 French Painting from David to Courbet. The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit.
1953-1954 Watercolors and Drawings by Gavarni. National Gallery of Art, Washington.

Conservation

Date Description Narrative
1/1/2002 Treatment examined for exhibition; mounted; re-housed
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France (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 12 13/16 x W: 7 15/16 in. (32.5 x 20.2 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by William T. Walters, 1868

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

37.1456

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600 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD
21201

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410-547-9000

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