George Louis Palmella Busson Du Maurier
1865
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
The Ingenuous Wobbler is a 1865 by George Louis Palmella Busson Du Maurier, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This black-and-white sketch shows five people in a wooded area near water. One man in the center, shirtless, holds a fishing rod while another man in a suit points at him. A woman in a long dress stands nearby, looking down. Two other figures stand in the background, one holding a hat. The trees and water are drawn with quick, sketchy lines. The scene feels lively but a bit awkward—the shirtless man’s pose looks forced, like he’s posing for a joke. The artist used loose, scratchy lines to show movement and mood. Next, check out Realism to see how artists like this one captured everyday life with humor and detail.
George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier (French: ; 6 March 1834 – 8 October 1896) was a French-British cartoonist, illustrator, and novelist.
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