Baliverneries Parisiennes
1847
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1847
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Baliverneries Parisiennes is a 1847 by Paul Gavarni, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a well-dressed man in a top hat and long coat walking past a child crouched on the ground. The man looks away, while the child seems to be picking something up from the icy pavement. The background is a dark, sketchy city street with buildings and a bridge in the distance. The caption at the bottom reads in French: *"Il a faim... paresse!... moi aussi j'ai faim, mais je prends la peine d'aller dîner."* It’s a little joke about hunger and laziness. Next, check out Romanticism to see how artists used humor and everyday life in their work.
