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Mr Prudhomme. Tu vois, Oh! Mon fils ...

1858

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names

Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

This is an image of a man in formal attire observing a duck falling from the sky, along with a young boy standing next to him. The background features trees and an indistinct figure walking in the distance. The figures and objects are depicted with bold, expressive lines. The caption provides dialogue between the man and the boy.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

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

2015.143.1208
Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 2887, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q77010959

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