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1850

Honoré Daumier

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Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

This is a drawing featuring a flooded street scene with individuals navigating the water using stilts. The artwork shows people in period clothing with top hats and dresses walking on stilts above the water level. In the background, there are trees and indistinct figures. The style is reminiscent of Honoré Daumier's satirical illustrations of societal norms.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Gift of Dr. Armand Hammer)
Accession Number

2015.143.1066
Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 2018, State only

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q77009306

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