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Paul Gavarni

‘Today, we will have a good time!’

1855-1857?

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‘Today, we will have a good time!’

Paul Gavarni

‘Today, we will have a good time!’

Paul Gavarni

‘Today, we will have a good time!’

1855-1857?

Physical Qualities Pen and black ink and transparent and opaque watercolor on paper, Sheet: 342 x 214 mm. (34.2 x 21.4 cm.)
Credit Line The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number 1996.48.18679
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art,
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, 'Exhibition of Paintings, Bronzes and Porcelains from the George A. Lucas Collection', 1911, p. 27, no. 112.

The Baltimore Museum of Art, 'French Drawings', May 1934.

The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Jan. 22- Mar. 6, 1949.

The Baltimore Museum of Art, 'From Ingres to Gauguin, French Nineteenth-Century Paintings in Maryland', Nov.-Dec. 1951, p. 26, no. 64.

The Baltimore Museum of Art, 'The George A. Lucas Collection', Oct. 12-Nov. 14, 1965, p. 67, no. 332.

John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL, "Au Théâtre," Jan. 6 - 26, 1969.

The Baltimore Museum of Art, 'Watercolors and Drawings from the George A. Lucas Collection', July 24-Oct. 14, 1990.
The Baltimore Museum of Art Members Calendar, July/August 1990, illustrated, unpaginated [p. 1].
Baltimore Museum of Art. The Essence of Line: French Drawings from Ingres to Degas. Baltimore, MD: Baltimore Museum of Art; Baltimore, MD: Walters Art Museum; University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2005, page 46, fig. 11.

Inscribed: RECTO: LR, ink, 'Aujourd'hui faut s'amuser'; LLQ, ink, 'Gavarni'; VERSO: LR, graphite, 'BVL 13498' and '1' in circle

Artist

Paul Gavarni

French, 1804-1866

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PRINTS, DRAWINGS & PHOTOGRAPHS
THE MAGIC LANTERN
Paul Gavarni
The Magic Lantern
1854
YOU SEE, BOURGEOIS, YOU ARE IN THE BEST AGE AND IN SUCH GOOD SHAPE, YOU WILL HAVE NO PROBLEM TO STAY ABOVE THE WATER. THIS IS FLATTERING FOR YOUR INSTRUCTOR. TAKE A FEW LESSONS AND DRINK A GLASS OR TWO IN BETWEEN, YOU’LL SEE, IT WILL WORK WONDERS.
Honoré Daumier
You see, Bourgeois, you are in the best age and in such good shape, you will have no problem to stay above the water. This is flattering for your instructor. Take a few lessons and drink a glass or two in between, you’ll see, it will work wonders.
1839
A Tired Young Street Artist
Jean Leon Gerome Ferris and Paul Gavarni
A Tired Young Street Artist
1877
CALIFORNIAN SHAREHOLDERS. - YESTERDAY I INVESTED 5000 FRANCS IN THE PURCHASE OF 1000 SHARES OF A CALIFORNIA GOLD MINING COMPANY.... WE HAVE THE EXPLOITATION RIGHT OF THE LEFT BANK OF THE SACRAMENTO RIVER.... I THINK THIS WILL BE A GOOD BUSINESS.... AND THE MANAGER IS JUST AS CONVINCED AS I AM. - I PREFER A COMPANY, CALLED "THE GOLDEN HOAX"... I HAVE PUT ALL MY MONEY INTO IT.
Honoré Daumier
Californian Shareholders. - Yesterday I invested 5000 Francs in the purchase of 1000 shares of a California Gold Mining Company.... we have the exploitation right of the left bank of the Sacramento river.... I think this will be a good business.... and the manager is just as convinced as I am. - I prefer a company, called "the golden hoax"... I have put all my money into it.
1850
AH M'AME ADO'PHE! M'AME ADO'PHE! JE NE SERAIS PAS CE QUE JE SUIS SANS MON VIEUX SERPENT DE MÈRE
Félix Bracquemond and Paul Gavarni
Ah m'ame Ado'phe! m'ame Ado'phe! je ne serais pas ce que je suis sans mon vieux serpent de mère
c. 1856
ROBERT MACAIRE, BUSINESS AGENT. YESTERDAY I MADE A MISTAKE WHEN I SAID THAT YOUR BUSINESS IS IN GOOD SHAPE. IT'S DETESTABLE. THE GOVERNMENT OWES YOU FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND FRANCS, IT'S TRUE, BUT THE DEBT HASN'T BEEN RECOGNIZED, THERE'S A FORFEITURE TODAY, YOU WON'T HAVE A PENNY. HOWEVER, COME TO THINK OF IT, THERE'S MR. DE ST. BERTRAND, A RICH CAPITALIST, AN IMBECILE, SELL HIM YOUR INTERESTS FOR A HUNDRED CROWNS, THAT'LL BE A SPLENDID DEAL... (ASI
Honoré Daumier
Robert Macaire, business agent. Yesterday I made a mistake when I said that your business is in good shape. It's detestable. The government owes you five hundred thousand francs, it's true, but the debt hasn't been recognized, there's a forfeiture today, you won't have a penny. However, come to think of it, there's Mr. de St. Bertrand, a rich capitalist, an imbecile, sell him your interests for a hundred crowns, that'll be a splendid deal... (aside) and not expensive.
1836
LE BOIS DE BOULOGNE
Félix Bracquemond, Paul Gavarni, and others
Le Bois de Boulogne
1857
THE FIRST DUEL. YOU HAVE INSULTED ME.... YOU WILL GIVE ME SATISFACTION!
Honoré Daumier
The First Duel. You have insulted me.... you will give me satisfaction!
1844
LE BOIS DE BOULOGNE
Félix Bracquemond, Paul Gavarni, and others
Le Bois de Boulogne
1857
YOU HAVE TO EXCUSE ME, I AM GOING TO DINE. ... BY THE WAY, HAVE YOU HAD YOUR DINNER ALREADY? - NO, NOT YET. - WELL, WELL, I'LL HAVE MINE BEFORE YOU THEN. GOODBYE.
Honoré Daumier and Charivari
You have to excuse me, I am going to dine. ... by the way, have you had your dinner already? - no, not yet. - Well, well, I'll have mine before you then. Goodbye.
1852
Young Man Reading
Paul Gavarni
Young Man Reading
n.d.
EH! MY GLASS....IF I DON'T HAVE MY GLASS I WILL TELL MOTHER THAT YOU WERE DRINKING AGAIN WITH THE SCOUNDREL WITH WHOM SHE HAS FORBIDDEN YOU TO HANG AROUND
Honoré Daumier
Eh! My glass....if I don't have my glass I will tell mother that you were drinking again with the scoundrel with whom she has forbidden you to hang around
1851-1852