La fusion

1872

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image shows a tall cylindrical jar with smooth, curved lines containing an abstract figure inside. The figure consists of an amalgamation of shapes, resembling two humanoid forms conjoined at the torso, with exaggerated facial features, a small, distorted belly and limbs. Atop the heads of the conjoined figures is a rooster-like shape. The composition evokes a surrealistic creature or a jarred specimen.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1958.8.56

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 3913, State i/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

Q65357225

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