The Painter's Studio ca. 1855 Henry [Henri] Bonaventure Monnier Monnier scrutinized the life of the French bourgeoisie through his work as a caricaturist, lithographer, actor, and writer. A notorious prankster and humorist, he created satirical portraits of the Parisian middle class for popular albums and journals. This drawing is characteristic of Monnier’s treatment of the trades and vocations of the day. The studio is cluttered with the various objects related to the painter’s practice, while the diminutive artist sits, palette in hand, in front of a fresh The Painter's Studio. Hen
The Painter's Studio ca. 1855 Henry [Henri] Bonaventure Monnier Monnier scrutinized the life of the French bourgeoisie through his work as a caricaturist, lithographer, actor, and writer. A notorious prankster and humorist, he created satirical portraits of the Parisian middle class for popular albums and journals. This drawing is characteristic of Monnier’s treatment of the trades and vocations of the day. The studio is cluttered with the various objects related to the painter’s practice, while the diminutive artist sits, palette in hand, in front of a fresh The Painter's Studio. Henry [Henri] Bonaventure Monnier (Paris 1805 (1799?)– Paris 1877). ca. 1855. Pen and ink with colored washes over graphite, on heavy buff wove paper within a drawn ink border. Drawings
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