J'la croyais mieux qu'ça ...

1849

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image shows two individuals, a man and a woman, walking side by side. The man is on the left, wearing a dark suit with a vest, trousers, bow tie, and a top hat. He is holding a cane in his right hand and looking towards the woman. The woman, to the right, is dressed in a long dress with a bonnet covering her hair and arms crossed over her chest. The man has a prominent nose and a slight frown, with no visible hair under his hat. The woman's facial features are partly obscured by shadows cast by the bonnet, but she appears to have a pensive expression. The background features a sketch of clouds and a building with windows on the right side, suggesting an outdoor setting. The ground is lightly detailed with a cobblestone pattern.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Accession Number

    2015.143.1476

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 1737, State ii/ii


Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q77012413

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