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A Bon Vinaigre

Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866) (Artist)
1859
watercolor with graphite underdrawing and white heightening on cream, thick, slightly textured wove paper
(18th and 19th Centuries )

Inscription

"Gavarni" in red ink, lower left; "à bon vinaigre" in red ink, lower left; "116" in graphite, upper right; "No 70-" in red crayon, verso; "oeuvres inédités de Gavarni/Hetzel & Cie" red stamp, verso

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.

Jules Hetzel, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Jules Hetzel Sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, May 26, 1884, no. 92; William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1884, by purchase [George A. Lucas as agent]; 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.
1953-1954 Watercolors and Drawings by Gavarni. National Gallery of Art, Washington.

Conservation

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

Measurements

H: 10 11/16 x W: 8 1/8 in. (27.1 x 20.7 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by William T. Walters, 1884

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.

37.1462

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