Antoine Pierre Mongin, 1823 - The Curious One - fine art print

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In 1823 the French artist Antoine Pierre Mongin created the 19th century masterpiece The Curious One. The version of the painting was made with the size: Unframed: 43,5 x 34,6 cm (17 1/8 x 13 5/8 in). Oil on paper mounted to canvas was applied by the French painter as the medium of the artpiece. The original artwork's inscription is: "signed lower left: P. Mongin/1823. [effaced] Inscribed on wall lower right: institution de jeunes demo[iselles] / dirigee par mme wachsam". Today, this work of art can be viewed in in the The Cleveland Museum of Art's collection. With courtesy of: The Cleveland Museum of Art (licensed: public domain). Creditline of the artwork: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin. Moreover, alignment is in portrait format with a ratio of 3 : 4, which means that the length is 25% shorter than the width.

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Here a young man uses a ladder to climb over a garden wall. The sign at his right translates into "School for Young Ladies under the Direction of Mrs. Wachsam"—wachsam being the German word for "watchful." Apparently, overcome by curiosity, the man cannot resist his desire to see the young women concealed behind the wall. Scenes with amorous, sometimes voyeuristic overtones are common in the work of Mongin. The artist also seems fascinated with depicting the exact details of his settings. In 1824, a critic who saw The Curious One wrote that Mongin's paintings are "portraits of houses coated in plaster, garden trees, almost trivial details, and this pleases me greatly. Full of naiveté, this is what I need in a landscape, as in a representation of man's actions." The critic's comments clearly demonstrate his appreciation for Mongin's work, as well as the artist's belief in the inherent relationship between nature and man.