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Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image shows a sketch of three people sitting in chairs, each depicted from the waist up in a side or slightly angled view. The person on the left is seated with legs slightly apart and clasped hands. The person in the middle leans forward with elbows on their knees and hands extended towards the center. The individual on the right is slightly turned away with arms at their sides. Facial features are not detailed, and hair is minimally portrayed in the rough sketch style. Clothing is depicted in loose, flowing lines. No jewelry or objects are shown. The background is lightly shaded with no specific elements.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    charcoal and crayon on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 33.7 x 44 cm (13 1/4 x 17 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3247

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Maison 1968, no. 356

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. 173.

  • Honoré Daumier: Exhibition of Prints, Drawings, Watercolors, Paintings, and Sculpture, Los Angeles County Museum, 1958, no. 214.

1965

  • Honoré Daumier: Drawings, Lithographs, Sculptures, Books, Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, 1965.

Bibliography

1958

  • Feinblatt 1958, 214.

  • Wick 1958, 173.

1968

  • Maison, K.E. Honore Daumier: Catalogue Raisonne of the Paintings, Watercolors, and Drawings. 2 vols. Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society, 1968.

Wikidata ID

Q64574412

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