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Saisissement

1840

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names

Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image shows a person standing between two large wheels of a cart loaded with wooden logs. The person appears to be bracing or in motion, with legs spread and bent at the knees. They have arms outstretched in front and a wide-open mouth. The person has short, dark, slightly disheveled hair and is wearing a dark suit jacket, light-colored shirt, dark pants with vertical stripes, and boots. The background features sketch buildings in an urban setting.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

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

2015.143.246
Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 715, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q77010747

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