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Paul Gavarni — Hommes de Bourse

Paul Gavarni

Hommes de Bourse

1857

"Hommes de Bourse" is a lithograph by Paul Gavarni depicting stockbrokers or men of the stock exchange, reflecting the artist's keen interest in contemporary Parisian society and urban types. Gavarni was renowned for his satirical social commentary rendered through lithography, a medium that allowed him to capture the mannerisms and follies of his subjects with wit and observational precision. This work exemplifies his characteristic style of genre scenes that critique bourgeois life and financial speculation in nineteenth century France.

Medium
lithograph

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Paul Gavarni, Hommes de Bourse, 1857

"Hommes de Bourse" is a lithograph by Paul Gavarni depicting stockbrokers or men of the stock exchange, reflecting the artist's keen interest in contemporary Parisian society and urban types. Gavarni was renowned for his satirical social commentary rendered through lithography, a medium that allowed him to capture the mannerisms and follies of his subjects with wit and observational precision. This work exemplifies his characteristic style of genre scenes that critique bourgeois life and financial speculation in nineteenth century France.

Medium
lithograph
Year
1857
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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Print, Urban society, Lithography, 19th Century, Caricature, French Artist, Social Commentary, Romanticism, Bourgeois Life, Satirical

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