Alfred Grevin, The Gentleman and the Woman With the Sunshade, Late 19th-Century, Pencil

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The Gentleman and the Woman with the Sunshade is an original drawing in pencil realized by Alfred Grévin in the … more The Gentleman and the Woman with the Sunshade is an original drawing in pencil realized by Alfred Grévin in the Late-19 Century. Monogramme on plate on the lower right margin. All around an inscription on paper. Passpartout cm 40x60 Good conditions except for a small tear on the lower left margin. Alfred Grévin (1827- 1892), was a 19th-century caricaturist, best known during his lifetime for his caricature silhouettes of contemporary Parisian women. He was also a sculptor, cartoonist, and designed costumes and sets for popular theater. He founded with journalist Arthur Meyer the Musée Grévin, a waxwork museum, in many of his artworks he would seem to express his point of view on the progressive fall of women's costumes during the nineteenth century. He performed countless activities among which he distinguished himself as the creator of theatrical costumes This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
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