Artwork
Les Invisibles en tête-à-tête (Tête-à-Tête with Poke Bonnets)
Les Invisibles en tête-à-tête (Tête-à-Tête with Poke Bonnets) is a watercolor print by the Romanticist artist French 19th Century. It dates from 1805 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Les Invisibles en tête-à-tête is an etching with hand-colored watercolor on pale green laid paper, depicting a satirical scene of four figures in exaggerated attire.
Subject & Meaning
The print pokes fun at the elaborate hats worn in Paris, featuring a couple on either side with oversized headwear, while the title Les Invisibles en tête-à-tête suggests a humorous take on the fashion of the time.
Technique & Style
The use of watercolor and glazing techniques creates a soft, playful color palette, giving the etching a slightly old-fashioned appearance that complements its satirical subject matter.
Artist & collection
Artist
This sculptor liked to keep sharp tools in the studio and blunt ones in his pocket—his niece recalled finding him absentmindedly whittling a stick while talking philosophy.
Provinciaux visitant les curiosités de Paris (Provinicials Visiting the Curiosities of Paris)
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Nouveaux chapeaux de dames ...
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Promenade in the Tuileries. What are they looking at?
A Little Tighter
Le rues de Paris dans les premiers jours de Septembre ...
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La cache-cache
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Le cocarde nationale