portrait of man with unruly hair and trim facial hair, holding a lit cigarette in PL hand; white scarf around neck

Paul Gavarni smoking a cigarette, 1842

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Léopold Flameng was a painter and printmaker active in 19th-century Paris. He achieved great skill as a draftsman, engraver, and etcher. The present work is a portrait of Paul Gavarni—himself a major French illustrator—based on the sitter’s own lithographic self-portrait.

Details
Title
Paul Gavarni smoking a cigarette
Artist Life
1804–1866
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2019.155.1
Provenance
Adolphe Ardail (Paris, 1835-1911, Lugt 1728, who probably oversaw the printing of this sheet). David M. Daniels (New York, 1927-2002); by inheritance to his nephew William C. Daniels, Minneapolis.
Catalogue Raisonne
Beraldi VI 335
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portrait of man with unruly hair and trim facial hair, holding a lit cigarette in PL hand; white scarf around neck