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Paul Gavarni — Cantonnier

Paul Gavarni

Cantonnier

1857

"Cantonnier" is a lithograph by French artist Paul Gavarni depicting a road worker, one of many studies of Parisian working-class life that characterized his prolific career. Created in the nineteenth century, the work exemplifies Gavarni's keen observational style and his ability to capture social types with both humor and humanity through the lithographic medium. The print reflects his broader artistic engagement with modern urban society and the ordinary figures who inhabited the streets of Paris.

Medium
lithograph

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Paul Gavarni, Cantonnier, 1857

"Cantonnier" is a lithograph by French artist Paul Gavarni depicting a road worker, one of many studies of Parisian working-class life that characterized his prolific career. Created in the nineteenth century, the work exemplifies Gavarni's keen observational style and his ability to capture social types with both humor and humanity through the lithographic medium. The print reflects his broader artistic engagement with modern urban society and the ordinary figures who inhabited the streets of Paris.

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

Related themes

Lithography, 19th Century, Romantic Era, Caricature, French Artist, Working Class, Urban labor, Drawing, Satirical, Social Realism

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