L'amateur d'huitres

1836

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image shows a man seated at a table, leaning forward to slurp an oyster. He has exaggerated facial features in a caricature style, with a large nose, prominent chin, and wide eyes. He has brown, combed-back hair and is wearing a dark green coat over a white and blue checkered shirt. On the table in front of him are stacks of oyster shells, a clear glass with a reddish liquid, and a bottle with a lime wedge. The background is plain and off-white.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.9369

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 329, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1906

  • Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.

Wikidata ID

Q65021121

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