Signed Watercolor Drawing Under Glass By Paul Gavarni 1804/1866

Paul Gavarni (1804-1866)
Watercolor drawing under glass depicting an elegant theatrical charactercharacter in the Commedia dell'arte style, identified as "Pierrot". "
The character, dressed in a light suit with bluish hues, is treated with greatwith great finesse and lightness of drawing. The background isis deliberately blurred to highlight the silhouette and melancholythe model's melancholy expression, typical of Gavarni's poetic universe. Gavarni.

Work signed below.
Presented in an elegant antique gilded wood frame with water-green passe-partout.

Nineteenth-century French work.

Good overall condition,

A refined and decorative work, representative of the romantic and theatrical spirit of the 19th century.

DIM/ 49.5 cm x 39 cm for the whole

31.5 cm x 42.5 cm for the view

30 cm x 20 cm for the drawing

Gavarni, known as Paul Gavarni, pseudonym of Sulpice-Guillaume Chevallier, born in Paris on January 13, 1804¹, and died in Paris (16^e arrondissement) on November 23, 1866², was a French draughtsman, watercolorist and lithographer.

He was the father of painter Pierre Gavarni (1846-1932).