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1864

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names

Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

This is a drawing of three human-like figures in a body of water. The image depicts three heads in the water with a train traveling on train tracks in the background. The water is depicted in flowing lines that suggest movement and texture, with the three figures partially submerged. In the distance, a train is shown traveling along a straight horizon line, with steam emerging from its engine. The drawing features a caption at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

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

2015.143.779
Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 3323, State ii or iii/iii

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Wikidata ID

Q77010025

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