Magot de la Chine

1834

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The sculpture depicts a seated figure with a large, rounded belly, smiling broadly with eyes closed. The figure is seated cross-legged with both arms resting on the knees, one hand holding an object. The sculpture is monochromatic in shades of gray with textured drapery. It appears substantial and solid, commanding attention.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.4 x 24.1 cm (8 7/16 x 9 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 27.2 x 35.5 cm (10 11/16 x 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.14

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 83

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2002

  • An Artist's Artists: Jacob Kainen's Collection from Rembrandt to David Smith, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003, as A Magot of China.

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.

Wikidata ID

Q76342380

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