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La perche

1870

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names

Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

This is a drawing of two individuals performing an acrobatic act on a pole. The upper figure is upside down holding onto the pole, while the lower figure is balancing at the base. The drawing features exaggerated facial expressions and body postures, with the addition of text "RUE DE POITIERS." The style of the drawing is reminiscent of 19th-century caricatures.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

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

2015.143.850
Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 3769, State ii/ii

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Wikidata ID

Q77011037

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