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Le mère de la débutante

1864

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names

Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image depicts a sketch of two women shown from a mid-body perspective. On the left, the first woman is positioned facing slightly upward with clasped hands, wearing a bonnet and layered clothing. On the right, the second woman leans forward, gesturing towards a crowd, with her facial features obscured. The background shows a bustling theater setting with a large audience in gallery seats and caricatured angels above the crowd.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

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

2015.143.1275
Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 3281, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q77011243

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