1847
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Study for a Scene from "Carnaval" is a 1847 by Paul Gavarni, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows two people in a tense moment. The man stands, pointing his finger at the seated woman, who looks down and away. His clothes are loose and old-fashioned, with a feather sticking up from his hat. She’s wrapped in a shawl, her hands folded in her lap. The artist left the woman’s face mostly blank, like a mask. This might be a quick study for a larger work, focusing on body language over details. Next, check out Romanticism to see how artists used drama and emotion in their work.
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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