Two Men

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image is a sketch showing the upper bodies of two individuals. The person on the right is seated and facing sideways with their head turned toward the viewer, allowing both their profile and partially their face to be seen. This person has wavy hair depicted in loose strokes, and facial features including eyes, a nose, and mouth are visible. On the left, another figure is sitting with their back and head turned away from the viewer; detailed features are not visible due to the angle. Both individuals appear to be clad in loose garments suggested through flowing lines. There are no visible jewelry or objects. The background is plain, with the sketch drawn on textured paper, possibly stained or aged, that frames the figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on heavy wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 20.1 x 15.8 cm (7 15/16 x 6 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.9319

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Maison 1968, no. 141


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Borgeat). (Dr. Alfred Gold, [1874-1958]). Lessing J. Rosenwald; gift 1943 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1958

  • Honoré Daumier: Exhibition of Prints, Drawings, Watercolors, Paintings, and Sculpture, Los Angeles County Museum, 1958, no. 212.

1965

  • Honoré Daumier: Drawings, Lithographs, Sculptures, Books, Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, 1965.

Bibliography

1958

  • Feinblatt 1958, 212.

1968

  • Maison, K.E. Honore Daumier: Catalogue Raisonne of the Paintings, Watercolors, and Drawings. 2 vols. Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society, 1968.

Inscriptions

lower left: h.D.

Wikidata ID

Q64574426

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