Dessin de Caricatures - Original Pencil Drawing on Paper by E. Giraud - La 1800 Late 19th Century

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Dessin de caricatures is a beautiful original pencil drawing on paper, realized by the French artist Eugène Giraud (1806-1881). With … Read more Dessin de caricatures is a beautiful original pencil drawing on paper, realized by the French artist Eugène Giraud (1806-1881). With a red ink stamp on lower margin with the monogram ''V.'' and ''Vente Giraud'' This superb original drawing is composed of five different sketches, each one with an artistic and autonomous dignity: five persons are represented in different poses and clothes. fFom left to right, a male portrait of a gendarme, a standing man with crossed arms, two sitting women of profile and a frontal standing man just outlined. In very good condition, except for minor defects and signs of the time. This is a really interesting caricatural artwork, in addition, to be a social study that portrays the world of the half of XIX century, an artwork only for connaisseurs! Pierre François Eugène Giraud (1806-1881) The French painter and engraver, Eugène Giraud, painted one of the best-known portraits of the French writer Gustave Flaubert. He was pupil of Hersant and won many awards and honors in recognition for his work and production: he was Prix de Rome in 1826 and Legion of Honor in 1851 See less