Actor Posing in Front of a Mirror

1870s?

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

A figure is shown in a three-quarter view, with the upper body visible beside a mirror. The person is depicted in a dynamic pose with one arm raised above their head. The facial features are drawn with distinct lines, emphasizing a sharp nose, prominent cheekbones, and an open mouth. The individual has curly hair. They are wearing a long garment with a slightly open collar. The mirror reflects a distorted version of the person, emphasizing the wildness of their hair and expression. Objects surround the mirror. The background is a dark, wash-colored wall.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with crayon and watercolor on heavy laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29.6 x 25.8 cm (11 5/8 x 10 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3242


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Goupil & Cie, Paris). Vicomte Bernard d'Hendecourt; (his sale, Sotheby's, London, 8-10 May 1929, no. 179). Lessing J. Rosenwald, by 1930; gift 1943 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2018

  • Sense of Humor: Caricature, Satire, and the Comical in Prints and Drawings from Leonardo to the Present, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2018 - 2019.

Bibliography

1968

  • Maison 1968, p. 272 V.

Inscriptions

in later hand, lower right verso in graphite: Ingres by

Wikidata ID

Q64574406

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