The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 16, 2026

A vertically oriented lithograph depicts an older woman with medium-light skin tone standing and facing our right. She tilts her head back with her mouth wide open in song. She wears a loose, dark dress, a neck scarf, and a cap. To our right, a potted plant sits in a window. Text at the top reads "PHYSIONOMIES PARISIENNES," while lyrics and the title "LA CHANSON DES RUES" appear below.

La Chanson des Rues

c. 1858

Paul Gavarni

(French, 1804–1866)
France, 19th century
lithograph
Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund 1924.296
Catalogue raisonné: Armelhault and Bocher 1886
Location: Not on view
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1924.296