Carnaval

Paul Gavarni

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white drawing of a scene titled "Carnaval" by Paul Gavarni. Three people wearing masquerade costumes and masks are standing inside a room with columns and a mantle. The person on the left has a grotesque mask with a large nose and glasses and wears a tall hat; they are standing behind a column with their right hand on the column. The central figure, a man, wears a checkered hat decorated with flowers and a white apron. The person on the right, a woman, bends forward at the waist with her hands on the back of her head and looks up. The woman on the right and the man in the middle are barefoot. The background shows a mantel and some architectural features. The image includes the text "-Cré nom les bel-hommes !" at the bottom.