Tovenares in een magische cirkel by Paul Gavarni

Tovenares in een magische cirkel c. 1835

pencil drawn

aged paper

light pencil work

photo restoration

pencil sketch

light coloured

old engraving style

white palette

pencil work

repetition of white colour

"Tovenares in een magische cirkel" (c. 1835) by French artist Paul Gavarni (1804-1866) depicts a woman in a flowing dress standing in a magical circle, holding a wand. The scene is set against a backdrop of lush greenery, with a cauldron bubbling on a fire in the foreground. This lithograph exemplifies Gavarni's mastery of depicting the fantastical and the everyday, exploring themes of magic and enchantment, and hinting at the power and mystery of the feminine. It is currently housed in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.