Portfolio of Characters and Types

1884–85

Not on view

Clédat de Lavigerie worked primarily as a costume designer in Paris in the 1870s and 80s. This portfolio of drawings portrays an eclectic variety of male subjects including popular fictional characters, national types, clowns, mimes, and medieval saints. The artist presents them somewhat uniformly, each wearing a black jacket, and distinguished only from the neck up, demonstrating his ability to visually express a character with minimal means.

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Title: Portfolio of Characters and Types
Artist: Samuel Marie Clédat de Lavigerie (French, 1846–?)
Date: 1884–85
Medium: Graphite, pen and ink, watercolor, gouache, and metallic paint
Dimensions: Sheet: 11 3/8 × 8 7/8 in. (28.9 × 22.5 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Michael Schlossberg, 2019
Object Number: 2019.470.2.1–.23
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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