1839
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Quand on pense... is a 1839 ink by Paul Gavarni, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two people sitting close together on a couch. The man leans over a book, pointing at a drawing inside, while the woman watches. Both look focused, and the room feels small and cozy, with simple furniture and dim lighting. The caption below jokes about how women love what men find boring—maybe a nod to how art or books were seen differently back then. The drawing style is loose and quick, like a sketch made fast. Want to know more? Check out lithography to see how this print was made.
Paul Gavarni was the pen name of Sulpice Guillaume Chevalier (13 January 1804 – 24 November 1866), a French illustrator, born in Paris.
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