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Man met gemaskerde vrouw voor de balzaal - Paul Gavarni
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Descripción
A refined lithograph by Paul Gavarni depicting a man and a masked woman at the entrance of a Parisian ballroom.
Paul Gavarni, born Sulpice Guillaume Chevalier, was a prolific French caricaturist and illustrator. He is recognised for his keen observation of Parisian social life during the mid-nineteenth century. This lithograph captures a moment of quiet interaction between a man and a masked woman at the threshold of a ballroom. The scene reflects the atmosphere of the Parisian masquerade balls, which were popular social events of the era.
The composition focuses on the contrast between the figures. The woman, dressed in a voluminous gown and wearing a mask, stands with her back to the viewer. The man, attired in a formal frock coat and top hat, holds a small card or note. Through the doorway, the blurred suggestion of a crowd hints at the activity within the ballroom. Gavarni uses fine lines and subtle shading to define the textures of the clothing and the architectural details of the doorway.
Gavarni worked extensively for publications such as Le Charivari, where he documented the manners and fashions of various social classes. His work often contains a light touch of irony, capturing the nuances of courtship and social performance. This print is typical of his technical skill in lithography, a medium that allowed him to translate his sketches into widely distributed images. The work provides a glimpse into the social rituals of the period, focusing on the anonymity provided by the mask and the formalised nature of public encounters. His ability to render character through posture and dress remains a defining feature of his output.
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Impresión giclée de calidad de museo sobre papel mate de archivo con certificación FSC, con opciones de lienzo y enmarcado.
- Tamaños de papel: A4, A3, A2, A1, A0 y B2 (50×70 cm)
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- Marcos: negro, madera natural, madera oscura o blanco
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Man met gemaskerde vrouw voor de balzaal - Paul Gavarni
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Desde £28.00 GBP
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Desde £28.00 GBP
Precio habitual
Fine Art Poster / A4 (21x29.7 cm) / -
Artist Biography
Paul Gavarni
Gavarni was imprisoned for debt in 1835 after his magazine, the Journal of High Society, failed after eighteen issues. He served nearly a year. The experience did not prevent him from becoming the most stylish caricaturist in Paris, but it may explain the darkness that crept into his later work.
His real name was Sulpice Guillaume Chevalier. He adopted "Gavarni" from the town of Gavarnie in the Pyrenees after a journey there. He was born in Paris in 1804, worked as a machinist in a factory, and taught himself to draw in evening classes. By the 1830s he was the leading illustrator of Parisian social life: fashionable women, carnival scenes, lorettes and debardeurs, all rendered with a wit and polish that Balzac praised publicly and that helped establish Gavarni's reputation.
After the deaths of his mother and the collapse of his marriage around 1845, his style shifted. He spent time in London documenting the lives of the poor, producing work that was bleaker and more compassionate than his Paris satire. His catalogue raisonne lists approximately eight thousand works. He is often compared with his contemporary Daumier, though Gavarni's satire was more polished and less political. He died in Paris in 1866.
His real name was Sulpice Guillaume Chevalier. He adopted "Gavarni" from the town of Gavarnie in the Pyrenees after a journey there. He was born in Paris in 1804, worked as a machinist in a factory, and taught himself to draw in evening classes. By the 1830s he was the leading illustrator of Parisian social life: fashionable women, carnival scenes, lorettes and debardeurs, all rendered with a wit and polish that Balzac praised publicly and that helped establish Gavarni's reputation.
After the deaths of his mother and the collapse of his marriage around 1845, his style shifted. He spent time in London documenting the lives of the poor, producing work that was bleaker and more compassionate than his Paris satire. His catalogue raisonne lists approximately eight thousand works. He is often compared with his contemporary Daumier, though Gavarni's satire was more polished and less political. He died in Paris in 1866.
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