C'est bien drôle que ma femme devait dîner chez Maman Coquardeau... (It's so strange that my wife was supposed to have dinner at Madame Coquardeau's...)
Artist/Maker
Paul Gavarni
(French, 1804–1866)
Date1842
MediumLithograph
DimensionsOverall: 14 × 9 3/4 in. (35.6 × 24.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Eugene L. Garbaty
PortfolioLes Fourberies des femmes (en matière de sentiment) (Duplicity of Women in Matters of the Heart)
Object number1951.79.100
Status
Not on viewPleased with the success of the Robert Macaire series, Philipon asked Gavarni to produce a new series on Mrs. Robert Macaire. Instead, the two settled on a series on swindles of the heart. In it, Gavarni develops scenes of trickery, subterfuge, and duplicity that rival those of Balzac’s most memorable spinsters, courtesans, and adulteresses.<
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> C'est bien drôle que ma femme devait dîner chez Maman Coquardeau et que je n’y trouve que les petits... C'est bien drôle!<
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> It’s so strange that my wife was supposed to have dinner at Mme Coquardeau’s, and the children were there, but she was not. How very strange!<
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Exhibition History
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> It’s so strange that my wife was supposed to have dinner at Mme Coquardeau’s, and the children were there, but she was not. How very strange!<
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The Human Comedy: Chronicles of 19th Century France
- Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 6, 2013 - December 22, 2013 )
Collections
- European
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