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Le Rébus illustré (The Illustrated Rebus)

1845

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names

Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image shows two men standing facing each other, both looking at a newspaper held by the man on the right. The man on the left has short hair and a focused expression, while the man on the right has curly hair and wide eyes. They both wear dark, patterned jackets over lighter shirts. The man on the right is holding a newspaper, and they are engaged with its content. The background is plain off-white with some printed text at the top and bottom.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

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

2015.143.325
Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 1126, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q77010934

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