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Constantin Guys
1805-1892
Man and Two Women Talking
1890.
Graphite and gray wash on paper.
7 7/16 x 5 inches (189 x 127 mm)
The Joseph F. McCrindle Collection.
2009.161
Notes:
Constantin Guys, deemed "the painter of modern life" by friend and critic Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867), was famous for his scenes of fashionable Parisian society. Here, a dapper man in a waistcoat and top hat is deep in conversation with an elegantly dressed woman while a second woman looks to the viewer instead. The stylish ladies, with their fitted dresses, ankle boots, and plumed small caps, suggest a date of around 1890.
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Joseph F. McCrindle, New York.
Associated names:
McCrindle, Joseph F., former owner.
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