# What a Dreadful Salon

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## Artwork

- Artist: [GAVARNI, Paul](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gavarni-paul-rbb50457b37afd5>)
- Date: 1801-1850
- Technique: Lithograph

## Commentary

The emergence of illustrated journals after 1830 provided a site for caricaturists. Paul Gavarni, a bon vivant, exhibited a strong sympathy for the raffish society that he represented, something that comes out in the charm and elegance of his graphic style. He was very much the aesthetic bohemian.

## Related artworks

- [Portrait of Edmond and Jules de Goncourt](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gavarni-paul-rbb50457b37afd5/portrait-of-edmond-and-jules-de-goncourt-ree3db8c2e199b2>)
- [Self-Portrait](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gavarni-paul-rbb50457b37afd5/self-portrait-r20dcfcd75bd618>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)