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Eh! Ben ... puisque vous voulez qu' les bouchers ...

1857

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names

Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

This is a drawing of a butcher shop scene. A woman with a headscarf is talking to a large butcher standing beside a table with meat on a platter. The walls of the shop are adorned with various hanging cuts of meat and sausages. The butcher has a scruffy appearance and the woman's posture suggests she might be pleading or complaining. The scene is depicted in a monochrome style, utilizing sharp lines and contrast.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

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

2015.143.1257
Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 3018, State ii/ii

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Wikidata ID

Q77013767

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