Donald Goldberg collection of French caricature [graphic]. 1830-1853.

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Gavarni, Paul, 1804-1866. Donald Goldberg collection of French caricature [graphic].

Donald Goldberg collection of French caricature [graphic]. 1830-1853.

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This collection is comprised entirely of 19th century French lithographs, in various states, designed by two artists known by their pseudonyms, Paul Gavarni and Grandville, with examples of political and social caricature by each. The majority are from publisher Charles Philipon's journals La Caricature, founded in 1830 during the July monarchy of Louis Philippe, and Le Charivari, founded in 1832. Donald Goldberg assembled an extensive collection of French caricature which included this collection of prints, as well as related books and journals. The books and journals are now in the Getty Research Institute Library. Out of the more than 2000 total works in Gavarni's graphic oeuvre, the 380 lithographs by him (1837-1853) in this collection include many of the themes and subjects for which he is best known, such as Les Lorettes and Debardeurs, with a number of complete series and some apparently unique examples. Bound with his set of 21 prints for the series Clichy (Box 13), is a letter, written and signed by Gavarni. The 13 examples by Grandville (1830-1835) are all from the heyday of Philipon's La Caricature, and include an example from the monthly subscription series L'Association mensuelle lithographique, established by Philipon to raise money for his legal battles with government censors.

393 prints : lithographs, many hand col. ; 26 x 35.5 cm. or smaller, in mounts, 40 cm. x 54.5 cm. and in 6 bound volumes.

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