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Cavaliers and Carriages in the Bois de Boulogne
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Constantin Guys

Cavaliers and Carriages in the Bois de Boulogne

1856-1869?

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Cavaliers and Carriages in the Bois de Boulogne

Constantin Guys

Cavaliers and Carriages in the Bois de Boulogne

Constantin Guys

Cavaliers and Carriages in the Bois de Boulogne

1856-1869?

Physical Qualities Pen, brush and iron gall ink, brush and black ink wash over graphite, Sheet: 246 x 364 mm. (24.6 x 36.4 cm.)
Credit Line Bequest of Wilmer Hoffman
Object Number 1955.30.7
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1955; Wilmer Hoffman (1899-1954), Baltimore and Charleston, SC, 1932; Lasquin Sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, Nov. 16, 1932, lot no. 41, sold for 4500 francs.; George B.-Lasquin, Paris, 1928; Geismar Sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, Nov. 15, 1928, sold for 6,600 francs; Pierre Geismar, Paris.
John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL, "Au Théâtre," Jan. 6 - 26, 1969.

Inscribed: RECTO: BRC, stamp, 'PG' [Pierre Geismar (Lugt Suppl. 2078b)]; VERSO: RC, graphite, '3346 1/2'; LLQ, graphite, 'N m Guillon [?] borde noir/ 38 x 26'.

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Constantin Guys

French, 1802-1892

French, 1802-1892
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PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN
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LE BOIS DE BOULOGNE
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Le Bois de Boulogne
1857
LE BOIS DE BOULOGNE
Félix Bracquemond, Paul Gavarni, and others
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1857
THE LAKE IN BOIS DE BOULOGNE
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The Lake in Bois de Boulogne
c. 1858
IN THE BOIS DE BOULOGNE. - LADIES AND GENTLEMEN ENJOYING A RIDE IN THE PARK. --- ON THE CHAMPS-ELYSÉES - PARISIANS, STILL CELEBRATING THE OLD GAME OF BOULE.
Honoré Daumier
In the Bois de Boulogne. - Ladies and Gentlemen enjoying a ride in the Park. --- On the Champs-Elysées - Parisians, still celebrating the old game of boule.
1853
MY DEAR FRIEND, WE HAVE LEARNED YESTERDAY AT THE THEATRE THAT A GENTLEMAN HAS INADVERTEDLY STEPPED ON YOUR FOOT.... WE HAVE COME TO GET HIS ADDRESS AND WE ARE EAGER TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE AFFAIR IS ARRANGED.... HE IS WAITING FOR YOU THIS MORNING IN THE BOIS DE BOULOGNE. YOU WILL RAISE PISTOLS AT A DISTANCE OF 15 PACES.
Honoré Daumier
My dear friend, we have learned yesterday at the theatre that a gentleman has inadvertedly stepped on your foot.... We have come to get his address and we are eager to announce that the affair is arranged.... He is waiting for you this morning in the Bois de Boulogne. You will raise pistols at a distance of 15 paces.
1845
THIS IS A SO CALLED MERCHANT, VICTIM OF HIS VICTIMS, CRAZY, SQUANDERER AND INTRIGUING. HE PAYS 1% TO HIS CREDITORS FOR 10 YEARS, FORGETS ABOUT THE PAST, DOES NOT CARE ABOUT THE FUTURE, STRUTS ABOUT THE BOIS DE BOULOGNE WITH HIS YELLOW GLOVES, STROLLS ALONG THE BOULEVARD DES ITALIENS AND THEATRE LOBBIES. HE TALKS OF HONOUR AND DECENCY AND CALLS HIS CREDITORS THIEVES. HE LOVES THE POSE OF THE POLITICAL, INDUSTRIAL AND MORAL VICTIM AND SPLASHES THE
Honoré Daumier
This is a so called merchant, victim of his victims, crazy, squanderer and intriguing. He pays 1% to his creditors for 10 years, forgets about the past, does not care about the future, struts about the Bois de Boulogne with his yellow gloves, strolls along the boulevard des Italiens and theatre lobbies. He talks of honour and decency and calls his creditors thieves. He loves the pose of the political, industrial and moral victim and splashes the whole world.
1840
MANÈGE RUE CAULAINCOURT (LE PETIT MANÈGE AUX CHEVAUX DE BOIS)
Jacques Villon
Manège rue Caulaincourt (Le Petit Manège aux Chevaux de Bois)
1904
GEORGE LUCAS AT HIS PIER, BOISSISE-LA-BERTRAND
William Baptiste Baird
George Lucas at His Pier, Boissise-la-Bertrand
c. 1886