Parfumerie Fine: Vachon-Bachoux et Cie.
19th century
Medium
Graphite, watercolor, and brown wash on blue wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 11 x 14 15/16 in. (28 x 38 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Bella C. Landauer, 1925
Accession Number
26.28.154bis
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the elegant world of 19th Parisian commerce with *Parfumerie Fine: Vachon-Bachoux et Cie.*, an anonymous French drawing that captures the allure of a luxury perfume shop. Created on blue wove paper, this delicate work depicts an ornate building facade adorned with blooming flowers, evoking the opulent storefronts that lined the boulevards of France during the Belle Époque era. The title highlights Vachon-Bachoux et Cie., a fine perfumery firm, reflecting the booming trade in fragrances that symbolized sophistication and indulgence for the growing middle class. Rendered in graphite, ...
About the Artist
Anonymous, French, 19th century · 1800–1900
**Anonymous, French, 19th Century (ca. 1800–1900)** The artist cataloged as Anonymous, French, 19th century embodies the enigmatic yet essential contributions of unidentified creators to France's vibrant 19th-century art world. Active roughly between 1800 and 1900, this figure—or potentially collective workshop—produced a diverse array of works amid the nation's transition from Neoclassicism thro...