Une femme charmante vous a remarqué... (A charming woman has noticed you...), from the series Les Petits malheurs du bonheur
Artist/Maker
Paul Gavarni
(French, 1804–1866)
Date1838
MediumLithograph
DimensionsOverall: 14 × 9 3/4 in. (35.6 × 24.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Eugene L. Garbaty
PortfolioLes Petits malheurs du bonheur (Little Misfortunes of Happiness)
Object number1951.79.136
Status
Not on viewHere a woman pays the toll collector for passage across the Pont des Arts, a bridge leading to the new commercial and entertainment district around the church of Notre Dame de Lorette. It is likely, given the location and reciprocal nature of this encounter—she notices him—that the “charming woman” is a lorette.<
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> Une femme charmante vous a remarqué; vous la suivez longtemps; elle arrive au Pont des Arts, vous allez lui parler ... pas de bourse, pas un sou !! adieu le rêve.<
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> A charming woman has noticed you; you follow her for a long time; she comes to the Pont des Arts, you are going to talk to her but… no money, not a cent!! there goes the dream.<
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ProvenanceEugene L. Garbáty [1880-1966], Berlin and New York; by gift 1951 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OHExhibition History
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> Une femme charmante vous a remarqué; vous la suivez longtemps; elle arrive au Pont des Arts, vous allez lui parler ... pas de bourse, pas un sou !! adieu le rêve.<
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> A charming woman has noticed you; you follow her for a long time; she comes to the Pont des Arts, you are going to talk to her but… no money, not a cent!! there goes the dream.<
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The Human Comedy: Chronicles of 19th Century France
- Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 6, 2013 - December 22, 2013 )
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