The Grandmother

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image shows the upper bodies and heads of two figures. An older person is seated and holding a baby. The older person is sitting with their head slightly tilted upwards, gazing at the baby. Their facial features are aged with prominent lines, and they have short hair styled close to the head. They are wearing a loose-fitting garment with long sleeves. The baby is facing the older person, supported by their arms and legs resting on their lap. The baby appears to have a smooth head and its body is depicted with sketchy lines. No additional objects can be seen. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with gray wash on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 14 x 12.8 cm (5 1/2 x 5 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3245

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Maison 1968, no. 220

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

LJR (Lugt Supp.1760b)

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1955

  • Honoré Daumier, Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute, San Antonio, TX, 1955, no cat.

1958

  • Honoré Daumier Anniversary Exhibition, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1958, no. 176.

  • Honoré Daumier: Exhibition of Prints, Drawings, Watercolors, Paintings, and Sculpture, Los Angeles County Museum, 1958, no. 213.

Bibliography

1958

  • Feinblatt 1958, 213.

  • Wick 1958, 176.

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 right in pen and ink: hD

Wikidata ID

Q64574410

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