At the Gallery Drouot

after 1863-before 1873

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Painter, French, 1808 - 1879

This is a painting of an auction scene featuring an auctioneer and an audience. The painting shows a group of people watching an auctioneer gesturing towards a framed artwork displayed on an easel. The individuals in the audience are wearing formal attire with top hats. The background consists of an indistinct crowd, emphasizing the interest and anticipation surrounding the auction event. The painting conveys expressions and body language that suggest various states of engagement with the scene. This is in the style of Honoré Daumier.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Cottier & Co., New York).[1] Cyrus J. Lawrence [1832-1908], New York; (his estate sale, American Art Association, at Mendelssohn Hall, New York, 21-22 January 1910, no. 36); William A. Clark [1839-1925], New York; bequest April 1926 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.
[1] This early provenance is according to the 1910 Lawrence sale catalogue.

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Bibliography

1925

  • Carroll, Dana H. Catalogue of Objects of Fine Art and Other Properties at the Home of William Andrews Clark, 962 Fifth Avenue. Part I. Unpublished manuscript, n.d. (1925): 169, no. 162.

Inscriptions

lower left: h. D; lower center: A L'hotel Drouot

Wikidata ID

Q46629101

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