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Paul Gavarni

Paul Gavarni was the nom de plume of Sulpice Guillaume Chevalier, a French illustrator, born in Paris.

Gavarni's father, Sulpice Chevalier, was from a family line of coopers from Burgundy. Paul began work as a mechanical worker in a machine factory but he saw that to make any progress in his profession, he had to be able to draw; accordingly in his spare time in the evenings, he took classes in drawing. He devoted his special attention to architectural and mechanical drawing and worked at land surveying and mapping which led to his obtaining a position with the Government Ordnance Department as a draughtsman. It wasn't until his early thirties that he turned his attention to his proper vocation as an artist.

His first published drawings were for the magazine Journal des modes.

At the time, Gavarni was barely thirty years of age. His sharp and witty drawings gave these generally commonplace and unartistic figures a life-likeness and an expression which soon won him a name in fashionable circles. He gradually gave greater attention to this more congenial work, and ultimately stopped working as an engineer to become the director of the journal Les Gens du monde.

Gavarni followed his interests, and began a series of lithographed sketches in which he portrayed the most striking characteristics, foibles and vices of the various classes of French society. The letterpress explanations attached to his drawings were short, but were forcible and humorous, if sometimes trivial, and were adapted to the particular subjects. At first he confined himself to the study of Parisian manners, more especially those of the Parisian youth.

Most of his best work appeared in Le Charivari. He had been invited by the editor François Caboche to draw for the magazine. Gavarni had never drawn caricatures and was reluctant to accept the request but was persuaded to submit some drawings for approval. This he did and they were accepted but he didn't care for the captions which had been added by the magazine editors. Thereafter, he started writing his own. This was the beginning of the Boites aux lettres series.

Some of his most scathing and most earnest pictures, the fruit of a visit to London, appeared in L'Illustration. He also illustrated Honoré de Balzac's novels, and Eugène Sue's Wandering Jew.

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Maman va venir, pas tout de suite elle est avec Madame Pelet. moi j’en ai pas

Maman va venir, pas tout de suite elle est avec Madame Pelet. moi j’en ai pas (1838-1840)

Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866)
J’i ai dit j’i ai dit, Madame, si vous vous permettez de fich’les pattes ici quand j’y serai

J’i ai dit j’i ai dit, Madame, si vous vous permettez de fich’les pattes ici quand j’y serai (1840)

Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866)
On va pincer son petit cancan, mais bien en douceur

On va pincer son petit cancan, mais bien en douceur (1840)

Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866)
Gulnare (Mlle. Waldor)

Gulnare (Mlle. Waldor) (1843)

Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866)
Ça ne te regarde pas, de quoi te mèles-tu

Ça ne te regarde pas, de quoi te mèles-tu (1840)

Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866)
C’etais ‘pour se donner des forces’

C’etais ‘pour se donner des forces’ (c. 1845)

Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866)
Vois-tu, ma petite, quand un amoureux commence à devenir dangereux. et on fait des bêtises

Vois-tu, ma petite, quand un amoureux commence à devenir dangereux. et on fait des bêtises (1840)

Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866)
Allons bien Voilà que je descends pour ma provision de bois et que je ne prends pas de monnaie à présent

Allons bien Voilà que je descends pour ma provision de bois et que je ne prends pas de monnaie à présent

Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866)
Mosieu j’suis Cocardeau

Mosieu j’suis Cocardeau (1838-1840)

Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866)
Prévalu tu n’es qu’un fainéant voilà ce que tu n’es que

Prévalu tu n’es qu’un fainéant voilà ce que tu n’es que

Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866)
Eh B’en après Quand j’aurai connu Mosieu Bélamy C’est-il une raison pour qu’on parle mal sur moi.

Eh B’en après Quand j’aurai connu Mosieu Bélamy C’est-il une raison pour qu’on parle mal sur moi. (1840-1841)

Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866)
Study for ‘Petites causes celebres, No. 22′(‘Allez!…vous n’avez pas dans votre justice…’)

Study for ‘Petites causes celebres, No. 22′(‘Allez!…vous n’avez pas dans votre justice…’) (1840)

Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866)
Toujours jolie

Toujours jolie

Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866)
Corsaire

Corsaire (early–mid 19th century)

Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866)
From nature; (I still have nine sous) . . . Waiter! . . . A partridge!

From nature; (I still have nine sous) . . . Waiter! . . . A partridge! (1857)

Paul Gavarni (French, 1804-1866)
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