Un Mari qu'on Aime
Medium
Black chalk, watercolor, and gouache
Dimensions
Oval sheet: 14 1/8 x 17 13/16 in. (35.9 x 45.3 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Anne and Carl Stern Gift, 1964
Accession Number
64.582.1
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Un Mari qu'on Aime** (*A Husband One Loves*), by French artist Paul-Émile-Antoine Morlon, captures an intimate moment of affection between a man and woman, evoking timeless themes of love and partnership. Created in an undated mixed-media drawing using black chalk, watercolor, and gouache on an oval sheet measuring 14 1/8 x 17 13/16 inches, this work resides in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, acquired through the Anne and Carl Stern Gift in 1964. The title's tender French phrasing hints at romantic devotion, aligning with tags like Love, Couples, Men, Women, ...