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Un affreux cauchemar

1855

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names

Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

In the image, there is a sleeping man in a bed on the right side, with large vases around him appearing to fall and break. The color palette consists of black and white tones. The man is positioned on the right, under a heavy blanket with his head resting on a pillow, while the vases are depicted midair and scattered across the bed and floor, with some already shattered.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

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

2015.143.1185
Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 2649, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q77011188

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