1845
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Affliches Illustrées is a 1845 by Paul Gavarni, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a man in a top hat and long coat, adjusting his hat with one hand while holding a cane with the other. Behind him, a woman in a loose dress stands near a doorway, looking back at him. The scene is drawn in black and white, with bold lines and shading. The words above the woman read *"Prodige de la Chie"* and *"On essaie d’acheter"*—likely a playful jab at something happening in Paris at the time. The man’s exaggerated features and the woman’s pose make it feel like a funny, exaggerated moment. Next, check out chiaroscuro to see how light and shadow create drama in drawings like this.
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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