Pierrot

Samuel Marie Clédat de Lavigerie

1875 · Graphite and watercolor · Drawings and Prints

A stable of Parisian entertainment since the eighteenth century, Pierrot surged in popularity during the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Clédat de Lavigerie worked primarily as a designer of theatrical costume and here shows Pierrot's archetypal attire of loose white blouse and pantaloons, frilled collar, and black skull cap.

Artist

Samuel Marie Clédat de Lavigerie

Date

1875

Medium

Graphite and watercolor

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Michael Schlossberg, 2019