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Man in Domino

Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866) (?) (Artist)
1855-1867
watercolor and Chinese white on paper
(18th and 19th Centuries )

Inscription

[Inscription] At bottom left: Invisible oui...mais... je ne le suis pas! Si je l'étais, je les pincerais...mais, je ne le suis pas!; [Signature] At lower right: Gavarni

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.

William T. or Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.

Exhibitions

1987-1992 Artful Deception: The Craft of the Forger. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore; Edsel & Eleanor Ford House, Grosse Pointe Shores; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas; Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Oklahoma City; Portland Museum of Art, Portland; The Fine Arts Center at Cheekwood, Nashville; Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix; Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia; Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento; Elvehjem Museum of Art, Madison; Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, Rochester; The Barnum Museum, Bridgeport.

Conservation

Date Description Narrative
2/18/1983 Examination examined for exhibition
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France (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 14 1/4 x W: 10 7/16 in. (36.2 x 26.5 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by W. T. Walters through G. A. Lucas after

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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37.1476

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  • Wednesday—Sunday: 10 a.m.—5 p.m.
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600 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD
21201

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410-547-9000

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