The Suburbs: Stock Raiser and Captain

1859·watercolor (mixed with white gouache in places) over graphite, heightened with white gouache·Sheet: 29.4 x 21 cm (11 9/16 x 8 1/4 in.); Secondary Support: 38 x 29.4 cm (14 15/16 x 11 9/16 in.)

Bequest of Muriel Butkin

Catalogue

Year: 1859
Medium: watercolor (mixed with white gouache in places) over graphite, heightened with white gouache
Dimensions: Sheet: 29.4 x 21 cm (11 9/16 x 8 1/4 in.); Secondary Support: 38 x 29.4 cm (14 15/16 x 11 9/16 in.)
Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art
Artist: Paul Gavarni

Artist

Paul Gavarni

Printmaking

Paul Gavarni was a French lithographer and caricaturist whose satirical prints defined the visual culture of 19th-century Paris. Working primarily in lithography, he created thousands of observational sketches of urban life, society, and manners that appeared in periodicals including La Caricature and Le Charivari. His sharp wit and precise draftsmanship captured the contradictions of bourgeois life with an acid humor that influenced generations of printmakers and illustrators. Gavarni's work ranged from political satire to domestic comedy, each image dense with narrative detail and psychological acuity.

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