Charles-Philippe de Chennevières-Pointel
1820-1899
Eugène Giraud’s caricature transforms Charles-Philippe de Chennevières-Pointel into a comical figure with a massive, wild-haired head and a fiery red beard perched atop a tiny, stick-thin body. The subject stands with hands on hips in a formal suit, casting a dramatic, shadowy silhouette that looks almost like a separate monster behind him. This playful exaggeration was typical of 19th-century Parisian artistic circles, where friends would poke fun at each other's distinctive features. The wide-eyed stare suggests a man of intense, perhaps slightly bewildered, intellectual energy.
- Technique
- Watercolor and ink
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- Paper