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Un coléoptère chinois

1844

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names

Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

This is a drawing of two figures near a window. One figure is dressed in ornate attire with an insect-like appearance, and the other figure behind the window is partially obscured, holding something up to their face with both hands. The wall behind them is textured with the words "Parlez au Portier." The illustration is detailed in a black-and-white style.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

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

2015.143.335
Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 1212, State ii/ii

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Wikidata ID

Q77010787

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