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The Prodigal Son

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names

Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image displays dark, shadowy figures huddled together on a textured blue background. The figures appear indistinct, creating a sense of motion or interaction. Circular shapes overlap in the upper left quadrant.

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Artwork overview

Medium

charcoal heightened with white on green-gray paper
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Dimensions

overall (approximate): 23.4 x 19 cm (9 3/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

1943.3.3258
Catalogue Raisonné

Maison 1968, no. 759

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(unidentified), LJR (Lugt Supp.1760b)

Associated Names

Rosenwald, Lessing Julius

Bibliography

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

Q64574424

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