Amaury-Duval (1808-1885)
1851-1870
Eugène Giraud captures fellow painter Amaury-Duval with a delightful bit of visual exaggeration, giving him a massive, balding head perched atop an impossibly slender, stick-figure body. Dressed in a sharp suit with a hand tucked jauntily into his coat, Duval looks like a dandy who’s been stretched on a rack. As a student of the famous Ingres, Duval was known for his refined, academic style, making this playful sketch by his contemporary a charming glimpse into the artistic friendships and rivalries of 19th-century Paris.