The Suburbs: Stock Raiser and Captain
probably 1859–1860
Medium
watercolor (mixed with white gouache in places) over graphite, heightened with white gouache
Dimensions
{"sheet":{"height":0.294,"width":0.21},"secondary support":{"height":0.38,"width":0.294}}
Classification
Drawing
Department
Drawings
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Bequest of Muriel Butkin
Accession Number
2008.411
Tags
About this artwork
The subject here-a man who raises livestock and happens to be a captain as well-is one in a long line of Parisian characters that Gavarni chronicled in his career. This sheet once belonged to the collection of the artist's watercolors made for the important Parisian publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel. Composed of about 200 sheets executed mostly in 1859-60, Hetzel's collection was a rare ensemble of the artist's best work in the medium.