Bras dessus, bras dessous, from the series Scènes de la vie intime Artist: Paul Gavarni (French, 1804–1866)
Publisher: Aubert et Cie (Paris, founded 1829)

ca. 1837

Prints and Drawings

By appointment, Duffy Study Room
Medium

Lithograph

Dimensions

image: 7 5/16 × 5 9/16 in. (18.5 × 14.1 cm)

Credit Line

Everett V. Meeks, B.A. 1901, Fund

Accession Number

2015.33.11

Culture

French

Period

19th century

Classification

Prints

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Provenance
Ex Libris Alvarus 1936; Peter Morse; purchased from R. E. Lewis by Arthur Vershbow, 1993; The Estate of Arthur Vershbow
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions 2015," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin: Online Supplement (accessed December 1, 2015), 75
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

daily life, figures (representations), lithographs

Subject

couples dresses hats kissing legs (animal or human components) love romantic fiction sex suits tricornes walls

Inscriptions

Printed in top margin: Scènes de la vie intime; printed in lower margin: BRAS DESSUS, BRAS DESSOUS

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