Author(s):
monnier, henry bonaventure (paris, 07–06–1799 - paris, 03–01–1877 — 3–6–1877), designer
bernard, charles louis (paris, 29–06–1769 - paris, 11–09–1848), printer-lithographer
giraldon-bovinet, editor
other title: les grisettes (title of the series)
date of production: 1827
type(s) of object(s): graphic arts, print
name(s): print
materials and techniques: lithography, vellum paper
dimensions - artwork:
height: 29. 5cm
width: 21cm
dimensions - picture:
height: 11. 5cm
width: 8. 5cm
dimensions - mounting:
height: 40cm
width: 30cm
description:
plate 4 from the series "les grisettes" by henry monnier, paris, giraldon and bovinet, 1827
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription - above the image on the left: "grisettes" and on the right: "pl. 4" under the image on the left: "henry monnier" and on the right: "lith. De bernard" under the letter in the middle: "published by giraldon bovinet, passage vivienne, n°26"
caption - under the image: i feel that my presence is becoming unwelcome
iconographic description:
a man smoking a pipe and wearing a workman's cap sits nonchalantly on a chair with a straw seat. A young woman with a dark look is standing behind him. She is dressed in a white and blue striped dress, a pink ribbon sash, and wears pale green gloves. Monnier and balzac, inspired by the same situations, often come together in their descriptions of the morals of their contemporaries, one through drawing, the other through writing. Money. He would have recognized in the grisette's gaze the cruel cowardice of the gambler who would murder to make a bet" (extract from la vieille fille, 1837, honoré de balzac)
themes / subjects / places represented:
social subject, morals, grisette, chair, pipe
mode of acquisition: purchase
institution: maison de balzac
inventory number: bal 98-76. Date: 1827.
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