Author(s):
hoffbauer, fédor (neuss, 13–10–1839 - paris, 28–10–1922), designer
other title: entrance to balzac's house at 24, rue berton in passy (dummy title)
production date: around 1895 — 1905
type(s) of object(s): drawing, graphic arts
name(s): drawing
dimensions - artwork:
height: 31. 2cm
width: 24. 8cm
dimensions - museum master key:
height: 40cm
width: 50cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
signature of the performer - lower left, in watercolor: "t hoffbauer"
stamp - stamp, bottom right: "carnavalet" and "ville de paris". Dry stamp from the house "al bristol" on the assembly. Iconographic description:
entrance to balzac's house at 24, rue berton in passy, 16th arrondissement. Urban landscape, dusk, architecture, people. Facade, two-story house, garden, low wall, courtyard, rustic gate, windows, balcony, paved street, bollards. Child, woman and man in period costume. Historical commentary:
former names of berton street: basse? (1731), roches (1773), bleaching (1793) and roc (from 1812 to 1865). The gate marker installed in 1731 is used to demarcate the districts of passy and auteuil. Balzac lived in this residence from 1841 to 1847 which also gives 47 rue raynouard (rue haute or basse?), current entrance to the museum. He then lived until the end of his life on rue fortuné (balzac). Cf. J. Hillairet, historical dictionary of the streets of paris, t. 1, p. 190. Themes / subjects / places represented:
urban landscape
mode of acquisition: purchase
date of acquisition: 20–12–1905
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: d. 1354. Date: Vers 1895 — 1905.
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