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1857

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names

Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image shows three elderly women in a dimly lit room. The woman on the left stands with her hands together, while the two women on the right face each other, one holding a candle in a candlestick. All three women have aged skin, wear headscarves, long dresses or skirts, and shawls. They are gathered around a small table with a lit candle, casting their shadows on the wall. The background is dark, with the candle providing the main source of light.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

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

2015.143.704
Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 2925, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q77011213

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