1994
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Caricature drawing of Luciano Pavarotti is a 1994 by Claude Monet, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Here’s a quick snapshot: This drawing pokes fun at Luciano Pavarotti, the famous opera singer. It’s not a fancy painting—just a quick sketch from the 1990s. The artist, Claude, made it stand out by showing Pavarotti’s big beard and bold look. Fun fact: Pavarotti became a star outside opera when his Nessun Dorma played for the 1990 World Cup. That one song made millions know his name. Want another angle? Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum.
The pen and ink and watercolour caricature by Claude depicts Luciano Pavarotti in an evening jacket, white tie, and football shorts, posed as a goalkeeper for Modena F.C. under a stadium sign, with a referee signaling and a striker preparing to shoot, while an enthusiastic crowd watches.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Oscar-Claude Monet was born in Paris on November 14, 1840, and raised from the age of five in Le Havre, where he began selling charcoal caricatures as a teenager.
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