Trois heures

1839

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image shows a group of men lined up at a counter. The men are presented as caricatures, with exaggerated facial features and various styles of 19th-century attire. Some men are visible from the waist up, while others are shown in full standing positions. Each man is engaged with their surroundings, either facing the desk or interacting with others nearby. The background includes additional people and furnishings found in a bureaucratic setting.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Alberto Borletti; (David Carritt Limited, Artemis Group, London); NGA designated purchase, 1995.

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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.

Inscriptions

upper center in plate: LA JOURNEE DU CELIBATAIRE.; by later hand, upper right in graphite: 9; lower left in image in plate: h.D.; lower left below image in plate: Imp. d'Aubert & Cie.; lower center below image in plate: Daumier Lith; lower right below image in plate: Chez Banger R du Croissant 16; across bottom in plate: TROIS HEURES / Monsieur Coquelet à la police correctionnelle, admire cette institution qui met à / l'abri des audacieuse l'entrepriser d'être [l'?] corrompu[?]; by later hand, lower left to lower center in graphite: L.D. 615 HD 2006; by later hand, lower right in graphite: F / 21786; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: os 14 Set of 12

Wikidata ID

Q75393680

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