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Paul Gavarni

903 works

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Watercolor drawing of a standing man in a white Pierrot costume with a ruff collar, pompom buttons, and a grey plumed hat.

Pierrot

c. 1850-60

Drawing in red and black chalk of a sleeping young man resting his head on his arm, on grey paper.

Head of a Young Man (Study for L'Oiseau de passage)

1853

Charcoal drawing of a jester in a feathered cap pointing at a masked, seated woman, with French caption below.

Study for a Scene from "Carnaval"

c. 1847

Pen and ink drawing of an elderly man with tousled hair and a weary expression, hatched shading on his cloak.

Head of an Old Man

1858

Pen and watercolor drawing of a standing man seen from behind in a light shirt, grey trousers and suspenders.

The Suburbs: Stock Raiser and Captain

probably 1859-1860

Pen and brown ink drawing of an elderly man in a cloak and cap leaning on a walking stick, with white highlights.

Reverie

1804

Pen and brown ink sketch of a bowed figure in a hood, head tilted downward, with loose hatched shading on beige paper.

Head of a Woman

1804

Pen and wash drawing of a weary, ragged man leaning on a stone wall with bowed head, on brown paper.

C'etais "pour se donner des forces"

c. 1845

Ink sketch of a standing man in a knit cap and overcoat, hands in pockets, with pink underdrawing on tan paper.

Sketch of a Man

1804

Pen and watercolor drawing of two men in period costume, one seated in a red jacket and one standing in a fur-trimmed coat.

Et pas le Sou pour Souper

1804

Drawing of a ragged bearded man in a dark coat leaning on a staff beside a discarded hat, with a stone wall behind.

English Beggar

1804

Watercolor sketch of a caricatured man in a brown cape and plaid breeches, holding a large dark hat.

Man with a Large Hat

1819-66

Pencil sketch of two men, one shouting in the other's face while holding a hat, on a pale sheet.

Two Men Arguing

1804

Watercolor sketch of a street sweeper in a fur-collared coat carrying a broom over his shoulder against a gray wash backgroun

The Street Sweeper (Le Cantonnier)

c. 1848/1852

Ink and wash drawing of a standing man in a long overcoat, hands in pockets, on tan paper.

Standing Man

Watercolor of a kneeling man in red gazing up at three giant elderly faces beyond a window with curtains.

Gulliver Awed by Three Giant Beggars in the Land of Brobdingnag

1862