Study for a Scene from "Carnaval"
c. 1847
Paul Gavarni
Paul Gavarni (French, 1804–1866)
Drawings
Study for a Scene from "Carnaval", c. 1847. Paul Gavarni (French, 1804–1866). Black chalk with touches of white gouache; border in black ink; sheet: 26 x 18.6 cm (10 1/4 x 7 5/16 in.); border: 20.5 x 16.5 cm (8 1/16 x 6 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin 2015.47
- Maker/Artist
- Gavarni, Paul
- Classification
- Drawing
- Formatted Medium
- black chalk with touches of white gouache; border in black ink
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 26 x 18.6 cm (10 1/4 x 7 5/16 in.); Border: 20.5 x 16.5 cm (8 1/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Lower margin, in black ink: Ecoute bien, ô jeunesse, ce que tu vas ouïr: faut pas accorder toute ta confiance / au premier venue . . . . . . . le second serait fume ! ! Verso, upper left, in graphite: 16 in a circle
- Departments
- Drawings
- Accession Number
- 2015.47
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Muriel Butkin
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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